The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945 and their power ____ increased enormously ever since．

A．is          B．was         C．has been          D．had been

Glass milk bottles can be used again and again, but they need cleaning thoroughly, _  _ they?

A．needn’t         B．can’t          C．a(chǎn)ren’t           D．don’t

______ next time! In the meantime, e-mail your particular application questions to our college e-mail address．

A．Continued           B．To be continued          C．Continuing           D．To continue

____I sympathize with those who have gone bankrupt, I can’t really do very much to help them out of the difficulties, especially when the U．S．economy has moved into a recession．

A．As long as          B．As        C．While          D．Even

CHINA held a kickoff ceremony yesterday for its long-awaited NASDAQ-style growth board ______ to feed innovative but capital-starved companies, with the first 28 firms set to start trading on October 30, 2009．

A．was designed         B．designing           C．design          D．designed

Most of the people working in the US government departments are civil servants ____ jobs do not depend on political influence．

A．where           B．whose          C．a(chǎn)nd           D．which

Criminal law deals with offences that involve harm to a person ___ somebody breaking the law．

A．resulting in           B．resulted in           C．resulting from            D．resulted from

With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth _________ each year．

A．is washing away                                         B．is being washed away

C．a(chǎn)re being washed away                               D．a(chǎn)re washing away

As is known to all,       Yang Liwei has become a space hero is       we have expected．

A．that; which          B．what; that        C．what; which           D．that; what

______, we still can’t decide whether to buy it now．

A．Low-priced as the air conditioner is

B．As the air conditioner is low-priced

C．The air conditioner is low-priced

D．As low-priced as the air conditioner is