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______ is reported in the newspaper, talks between the two countries are making progress.
选项:
a、It

题号:12
Last year John earned ____ his brother, who has a better position in a bigger company.
选项:

b、twice as much as

题号:13
______ the programme, they have to stay there for another two weeks.
选项:

c、 Not having completed

题号:14
The forest guards often find campfires that have not been ______ completely
选项:

b、 put out

题号:15
In ______ Chinese culture, marriage decisions were often made by parents for their children.
选项:
a、traditional

题号:16
Because of a long drought (干旱)，the farmer was ____ about the prospect of a good harvest.
选项:

c、doubtful

题号:17
The principal dwelled ______ traffic safety in his talk.
选项:
a、on

题号:18
The advertisement said that an expanding company wished to ____ a secretary at their head office.
选项:

c、employ

题号:19
The surgeon is treating several _______ of this disease.
选项:

d、 cases

题号:20
When ____ the education systems of China and Britain, the professor gave a detailed comparison between the two.
选项:
a、being asked to compare