—Look at those clouds!

—Don‘t worry． __________ it rains, we‘ll still have a great time．

A． Even if B． In case

C． As though D． If only

— Didn‘t you talk any with Rice?

—No, the plane __________ off when I rushed to the airport to see her off．

A． was taking B． had taken

C． took D． has taken

People are __________ shoppers in China on November 11th, contributing to more than 35 billion online shopping sales．

A． potential B． enthusiastic

C． intelligent D． temporary

__________ on Wechat is a common phenomenon, and more people hardly write letters．

A． Communicate B． Communicated

C． To communicate D． Communicating

Our nation should first develop modern law __________ in ruling the country by law．

A． awareness B． opportunities

C． regulation D． principle

Words failed me when I heard the news of the New Year‘s Eve stampede in Shanghai． But for lacking a sense of safety, so many people __________ killed or injured．

A． couldn‘t be B． wouldn‘t have been

C． mustn‘t have been D． shouldn‘t be

A wild Siberian tiger has been caught on camera in Heilongjiang Province, __________ the first images of this sort were captured．

A． which B． when C． where D． that

Barbie flue refers to the trend __________ young women dramatically change their appearance to make themselves look like human Barbie dolls．

A． what B． whether

C． that D． how

Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin __________ on Wednesday that he had bought 20 percent shares in Spanish league champions Atletico Madrid．

A． confirmed B． submitted

C． informed D． promoted

The problem should be handled very carefully to balance the needs of people with __________ of nature．

A． ones B． this C． those D． that