----Did you happen to see ____ black and ____ white cat?

　　　　----Is she missing? I told you to take care of her.

　　A. the; the 　　　B. the; /　　　 C. a; / 　　　D. a; the

I won the essay prize, then was offered a scholarship: nothing ________ like success!

  A. manages    B. gains     C. succeeds      D. wins

—Don’t you know your computer has been inflected with viruses?

   — Really？No wonder it hasn’t_______ as properly as before.

A. managed     B. controlled   C. operated    D. appeared

Because of the heavy foggy weather, we had to _______ the plan of going to Xi’an for the football game by air.

A. conceal       B. delay      C. abandon      D. prevent

John ___confidence not only from his teacher’s encouraging words but also from his success this time.

A. came up to   B. acquired   C. promoted    D. made out

I ______the book to all my students and ______strongly them to read it carefully and explre the mystery in it.

  A. recommended; suggested          B. gave; advised   

C. recommended; advised            D. suggested; demanded

The reason for his absence from school was ____ he fell ill.

        A. because     B.why      C. what      D. that

Only when you get a special permit can you have the ______of interviewing the prime minister of Canada.

A. advantage      B. possibility     C. preference     D. privilege

---Which sport has the most expenses______training epuipment, player’s personal epuipment and uniform?

  ---- Football, in my view.

  A. In face of   B. in terms of    C. in case of    D. as a consequence of

We should learn to experience and enjoy failure and_____ought we to be so discouraged, even in despair.

  A. in no time    B. by all means     C. by no means     D. in this case