I ____ to Wuhan many times since 1990.

A.a little

B.many

C.a plenty of

D.much

A.applied

B.demanded

C.owned

D.disagreed

A.many

B.any

C.lots

D.a few

As I was just getting familiar with this job, I had _____ to ask my boss.

(A) many (C) more

(B) most (D) much

A.competitive

B.conflicting

C.competing

D.controversial

A.to

B.among

C.on

D.of

had _____ to ask my boss.

(A) many (C) more

(B) most (D) much

so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.

A) why it does B) what it does

C) what it is D) why it is

When I try to understand ________ that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.

A) why it does B) what it does C) what it is D) why it is

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.

What do we learn from the first paragraph？

A) Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activities.

B) Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time.

C) Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.

D) A lot of distractions compete for children’s time nowadays.

ty 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.