Sade doesn’t want to attract public notice and now she enjoys her ___ obscurity.

Not that John doesn't want to help you, _____ it's beyond his power.

(A) but that (B) for that (C) and that (D) in that

Not that John doesn't want to help you, _____ it's beyond his power.

(A) but that (B) for that (C) and that (D) in that

thinks that if she __________ a job she probably wouldn’t be able to see her friends very often.

A) has to get B) were to get

C) had got D) could have got

In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last yes.

As a writer I know about winning contest, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again？ That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.

Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest？

A) She believed she possessed real talent for writing.

B) She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.

C) She wanted to share her stories with readers.

D) She had won a prize in the previous contest.

______ in this way，the situation doesn't seem so disappointing.

A) To look atB) Looking atC) Looked atD) To be looked at

.Our son doesn't know what to _______ at the university; he can't make up his mind about his future.

A) take in B) take up C) take over D) take after

According to the CDD's Chester, nobody can take Microsoft seriously when __

[A] it talks about competitive behavior

[B] it comes into a room

[C] it doesn't threat to privacy

[D] it doesn't have any opponents

eem so disappointing.

A) To look at B) Looking at

C) Looked at D) To be looked at

y keep on asking her until she ________.

A) does B) has done C) will do D) would do

Why Google can't claim victory？

[A] Google doesn't agree to certain conditions.

[B] The European Union needs to sign off on the merge.

[C] Google has raised concerns about consumer privacy.

[D] Google can't begin incorporating DoubleClick into it's business.

Realizing that he hadn't enough money and _____ to borrow from his father, he decided to sell his watch.

(A) not wanted (B) not to want (C) not wanting (D) wanting not