| 1. I could not persuade him to accept it, _____ make him see the importance of it. | |
| A. nor could I | |
| B. no more than I could | |
| C. if only I could not | |
| D. or I could not |
| 2. Liu Xiang is ______ this season. | |
| A. in best | |
| B. at his best | |
| C. at best | |
| D. in his best |
| 3.He is very much ______ to the cause of language teaching. | |
| A. consistent | |
| B. communicated | |
| C. committing | |
| D. committed |
| 4.The students were participating _________ an international energy-saving competition between towns in New England and Canada | |
| A. at | |
| B. to | |
| C. for | |
| D. in |
| 5.He leaned ______ the view that we started off at once. | |
| A. upon | |
| B. on | |
| C. over | |
| D. towards |