（汉译英）是她的弟弟帮她渡过了难关。

Most students make a study plan ________ the beginning of the new term.

A. on

B. in

C. from

D. at

I think if I ________ stay in Italy for another three months, we, Jim and I, might become good friends.

A. will

B. shall

C. would

D. were to

When I arrived she greeted me at the door, her kids all ________ behind.

A. standing

B. stood

C. have been standing

D. were standing

His best novel was written in ________ he called the “sweet new style” of the language.

A. that

B. where

C. what

D. which

No fund has been provided to build a system ________ reading fingerprints more efficiently. A. good at

B. keen on

C. concerned for

D. capable of

Mr. Smith fully shares the view of the speaker ________ every man is as good as his neighbor. A. which

B. whom

C. who

D. that

Some 40 percent of the hired hands left before they ________ their term of service.

A. finish

B. finished

C. would finish

D. have finished

The governor spoke to the earthquake victims, ________them that everything would be done to help them rebuild their homes.

A. providing

B. assuring

C. comforting

D. advising

Three years ________ a long time to be cut off from contact with your friends.

A. are

B. were

C. is

D. be

According to a recent official report, Britain’s economy grew ________ the first quarter of the year.

A. half as fast as

B. half faster than

C. half fast as

D. as half fast as