All doctor’s efforts were ____ and the man involved in the car accident soon died.

A. in use B. in order C. in return D. in vain

Perseverance is a kind of quality—and that’s ____ it takes to do anything well.

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

–Oh, sorry, Jerry. I took your dictionary by mistake.

– ____.

A. That’s right B. It doesn’t matter

C. You’re welcome D. Never think about it

Economics is based on the ____ that resources are scarce and human is selfish.

A.identification B.assumption C.satisfaction D.conservation

Though we take a great risk of investing in the project, yet it will ______ in the long run.

A. turn up B. come up C. pay off D. go off

Some house plants grow better if placed near a window with plenty of sunlight ______ others prefer to be in a more shaded spot.

A. unless B. since C. when D. while

He is a successful businessman, and he ____ his success more to luck than to ability.

A. attaches B. adapts C. applies D. owes

By the time Lily gets home, her aunt ____ for Shanghai to attend a meeting.

A. will leave B. leaves C. will have left D. left

To celebrate her mother’s birthday, she prepared ____ drink and cakes, sharing with neighbors.

A. a large number of B. a great deal of C. a large quantity of D. a great many

Of the first Spanish ____ to California, the majority were religious men.

A. going B. to go C. go D. gone

After questioning the man for six hours, the police _______ the information they wanted.

A. seized B. recovered C. appealed D. obtained