The  study  you  have  been  making ______ancient  Chinese characters is fascinating.
     A, to          B. for           C. from          D. of

A warm thought suddenly came to me      I might use the pocket money to buy some flowers for my mother’s birthday．
A: if      B: when    C: that     D: which

To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their _____ and weaknesses.   
A: strengths       B: benefits    C: techniques      D: values

 Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane ________.
A: takes off         B: is taking off      C:  has taken off      D: took off

The passengers were sent to the nearest hospital _____the accident happened.
A: shortly   B:  nearly   C: instantly   D: almost

 The man we followed suddenly stopped as if____whether he was going in the right direction.
A. seeing       B. having seen       C. to see             D. to have seen

________, I think, and the problem could be settled.
A. So long as you keep up your spirits            B. A bit more effort
C. If you doubt your efforts                               D. Making great efforts

 ---- Did he tell you all about the accident?--- No, I got the feeling that he was ____ something from us.
      A. keeping off    B. keeping back     C. keeping out              D. keeping up

---I ____ to your birthday party last Sunday.---Unfortunately, you were out on business.
A. had come          B. came      C. would come         D. would have come

How did you like the __ of the interpreter at the Chinese FM press conference of 6-party talks on TV?
       A．performance        B．a(chǎn)chievement    C．material  D．words