In our childhood, we were often ________ by Grandma to pay attention to our table manners.

A. demanded　　 B. reminded　　 C. allowed　　 D. hoped

Scholars and researchers have tried to discover what personality characteristics go along with success in intercultural experiences. Their findings have often been unclear or incomplete. 1. _____ three characteristics stand out in their reports: patience, a sense of humor, and the awareness of being unclear.

Patience, of course, is the ability to keep calm even 2.______ things do not go as one wants them to, or hopes they will, 3. _______ has even been sure they will. A person with a sense of humor is 4. ________ than a humorless person. “The awareness of being unclear" is 5. _______ more difficult concept than patience or a sense of humor. Foreigners often find themselves in situations that are unclear to the newcomers. That is, 6. _______ do not know what is happening in the situation. Perhaps they do not understand the local language well enough, or they do not know 7. ______ some system or organization works, or they can't be sure of different people's roles in what is going 8. _______.

-- A woman was killed.

　 --- Where is the body of the ______ woman?

A. murder　 　　 B. murdered　　 C. murdering　　 D. having murdered

The Blacks had a wonderful holiday in the UK______ the bad weather.

　 A. in spite　 B. despite　 C. though D. although

It was so cold inside the house that she had to wrap herself in a b_______ to keep warm.

The hero’s story _______ differently in the newspapers.

A. reported B. was reporting C. reports　 D. was reported

“Will you go skiing with me this winter vacation?” “It ______.”

A. all depend　　　　　　　 B. all depends

C. is all depended　　　　　 D. is all depending

He ________ success because he was a hard worker.

A．finished 　　　B．a(chǎn)chieved　　　 C．completed 　　　 D．honoured

Do remember to save what you _____ on once in a while in case the computer suddenly crashes.

　 A. work B. will work C. are working D. worked

---It’s said that Williams will come to help us.

　 ---　　　 we depend on him, we have to do most of the work ourselves.

　 A．No matter what　　　　　　　 B．However much C．Whatever D．However