（ ）advance seems to be following advance on almost a monthly basis.
A. So rapid is the rate of progress that
B. Rapid as the rate of progress is that
C. So rapid is the rate of progress as
D. Rapid as the rate of progress as
There is no need （ ）to teach children how to behave.
A. however
B. whatsoever
C. forever
D. whenever
Though the government encourages foreign investment, （ ）investors are reluctant to commit funds in the current climate situation in the country.
A. potential
B. affluent
C. optimistic
D. solid
Which of the following is true of English sound system?
A. Aspiration is a distinctive feature.
B. Voicing is a distinctive phonetic feature.
C. Nasalization of vowels gives rise to another vowel.
D. Length of vowels differentiates one vowel from the other.
Which of the following is the feature shared by the English phonemes /m/and/p/?
A. Voiced.
B. Voiceless.
C. Bilabial.
D. Dental.
If a teacher asks students to talk about their hobbies in groups, he/she is trying to encourage （ ）.
A. peer correction
B. peer feedback
C. peer interaction
D. peer assessment
If a teacher asks students to fill in the blanks in a passage with “that”“which”or“whom”，he/she is least likely focusing on grammar at （ ）.
A. lexical level
B. syntactic level
C. discourse level
D. morphological level
The main purpose of asking questions about the topic before listening is to （ ）.
A. meet students’ expectation
B. increase students’ confidence
C. activate students’ schemata
D. provide feedback on tasks