I was blessed with a happy childhood, ______ that most people would want to have.

A. the oneB. one C. itD. /

By 2013, cases of AIDS had been reported in Harbin, thus _____ AIDS a provincial concern.

A. to make B. makingC. havingD. made

Bears ______ fat stores throughout the summer and fall to have energy enough to last them through winter sleep.

A. build upB. pack upC. bring upD. take up

---You have to believe in yourself. No one else will, if you don’t.

---______________. Confidence is really important.

A. That’s not my cup of teaB. That’s not the point

C. I guess notD. I couldn’t agree more

The cat padded across the road and towards the bushes just _______ the hornbeam trees, and she stopped.

A. except forB. apart fromC. beyondD. from

Yolanda went through the test paper once more carefully for fear that she would _______ any essential details.

A. betrayB. abandonC. overlookD. escape

The London 2012 Olympic Games marked the third time that London ______ the right to host the modern Olympic.

A. had hadB. hasC. hadD. has had

After months of a frustrating voyage on the rough sea, they eventually came to _____ they called their “dream land”.

A. whereB. whatC. howD. which

---I don’t think I’ll be able to go mountain-climbing tomorrow.

---_________?

A. And howB. How about itC. How’s it goingD. How come

His mother ____________ an acute disease and passed away three months later.

A. came down withB. got tough with

C. kept an eye onD. gave her life for