________of both sides, the two companies decided to _______ to become more competitive in the global market.

　　 A. For the benefit; combine　　　　　　　　 B. In the interest; be combined　

　　 C. On the basis; combine　　　　　　　　　 D. With the help; be combined

The thief tried to break away from the policeman who      him but failed.
A. held      B. had held     C. would hold    D. was holding

They asked me to have a dinner in an excellent restaurant with the, I said that it was at least five years since I _______ a good meal.

A. had enjoyed  　　　B. was enjoying  　　 C. enjoyed  　　 D. had been enjoying

—Do you think that housing price will keep　　　　 in the years to come??

—Sorry，I have no idea.?

A.lifting up　　　　　　 B.going up?　　　　 C.bringing up　　　 D.growing up

I’ve finally finished my paper and it ＿＿ me an entire month.
A. takes              B. took                    C. was taken            D. had taken

What you said is too much for her. It ____ her deeply.

　　A. hurted B. hurt C. injured D. wounded

The dictionary is________must for the students of________English.

A．the；the　　　 　B．a；a　　　　　 C．a；/ 　　　　　 D．the；/

We give dogs time, space and love we can spare, and _____, dogs give us their all.（ ）

A. in all　　　　 B. in fact　　　　 C. in short　　　 D. in return

They have held several meetings to _____ next year's production plans.

　　A. set down 　　B. make out 　　C. work up 　　D. draw up

The delay was ______ power failure.