People would like to listen to officials talk ______ , for no one likes an endless and empty talk.

A. seriously B. fluently

C. plainly D. frequently

— I was very angry with Kelvin yesterday.

— I know your feelings, but if you forgive him, you ______ a bigger man.

A. will be B. have been

C. would be D. were

Sorry to have kept you waiting so long, but it’ll still be some time ______ Mr. Smith is available.

A. when B. before C. after D. since

Ning Zetao, who won four golds at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, ______ himself as a new swim star.

A. considered B. developed

C. distinguished D. represented

There are more than 740 million Chinese ______ to second-hand smoking in public places now.

A. are being exposed B. to expose

C. having been exposed D. exposed

Making a speech in front of a crowd of people is not his strength but he ______ it with his heart and efforts．

A. takes advantage of B. makes up for

C. 1ives up to D. gets hold of

China marked its first Constitution Day on December 4, 2014 ______ making the Constitution part of Chinese people’s daily life.

A. in the hope of B. in the form of

C. in honor of D. in terms of

So touching ______ that I couldn’t hold my tears back when I heard it for the first time.

A. the song had sounded B. had the song sounded

C. the song sounded D. did the song sound

______ around the clock for two days，David managed to finish the report for the manager on schedule.

A. Working B. Worked

C. Having worked D. To work

— Wow，you won first in the story-telling competition. Fantastic!

— ______ !

A. Give me five B. Congratulations

C. That’s all right D. Forget it