[单项选择]It was no surprise when we were told that our grandfather had {{U}}passed away{{/U}}.
A. survived
B. gone out
C. died
D. gone on a trip

[单项选择]We were told that we should follow the main road ______ we reached the central railway station.
A. whenever
B. until
C. while
D. wherever

[单项选择]We were told that we could not swim until ______ came in because the sea was too far out.
A. Water
B. current
C. flood
D. tide

[单项选择]The terrorists were told that they would be probably sent by air to ______.
A. Italy
B. India
C. Syria
D. Nigeria

[单项选择]The people who objected to the new road were told that since work had already started, there was no point in______.
A. objecting
B. opposing
C. fighting
D. protesting

[单项选择]Most people in the business world were told, when they began their careers, not to let their resume ______one page.
A. expand
B. exceed
C. expose
D. extend

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It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support he Red Cross’s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. "I knew the statistics," she said. "But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her."
The Princess concluded with a simple message: "We must stop landmines." And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.
But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as "very ill-informed" and
A. to voice her support for a total ban of landmines
B. to clarify the British government's stand on landmines
C. to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there
D. to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims

[单项选择]The students were told to make ______ study of the air situation in ______ city of Beijing.
A. 不填; the
B. a; the
C. the; the
D. a; 不填

[单项选择]The story he told us was very ______and we were
A. moving, moved deeply
B. moved; moving deeply
C. moving; moved deep
D. moved; moving deep

[单项选择]We were all struck ______ at the bad news he told us.
A. dumb
B. deadly
C. badly
D. blind

[单项选择]Other non-dominant males were hyperactive; they were much more active than is normal, chasing others and fighting each other.
A. hardly active
B. relatively active
C. extremely inactive
D. pathologically active

[单项选择]The （）were carefully inspected before we issue the Phytosanitary Certificate.
A. animal products
B. plant products
C. machines
D. electronic toys