So sudden () that the enemy had no time to escape.

单项选择题Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has () the quality of the programs.

A．affected
B．effected
C．lessened
D．declined

单项选择题A workaholic works too much and usually forgets to have meals and go to bed. (), he doesn't have good health.

A．As a matter of fact
B．As a whole
C．As a result
D．As a rule

单项选择题In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it is never () of great.

A．fare
B．payment
C．worth
D．expense

单项选择题—How many cakes can I have, Mom —None, dear. They () for your father.

A．prepare
B．prepared
C．have prepared
D．were prepared

单项选择题You shouldn't () your hope. Everything will be better.

A．give up
B．fix up
C．cheer up
D．put up

单项选择题—I'm going back to see my parents this afternoon. --().

A．It's very nice of you
B．You'd better hurry
C．Say goodbye to them
D．Give my best wishes to them

单项选择题One of the few things you say about English people with certainty is that they () talk a lot about the weather.

A．need
B．must
C．should
D．can

单项选择题I tried phoning her office, but I couldn't ().

A．get along
B．get on
C．get to
D．get through

单项选择题Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4, 1826, the fiftieth of American Independence ().

A．ceremony
B．anniversary
C．occasion
D．occurrence

单项选择题For a moment nothing happened. Then () all shouting together.

A．voices had come
B．came voices
C．voices would come
D．did voices come