1. —Unluckily, people in that area know very little about how to prevent AIDS.
—_____! The infected population is increasing sharply in recent years.
A. No wonder B. No way C. Not likely D. Not exactly
2. The session of APEC is held every year to _____ the economic cooperation among the Asia-Pacific countries.
A. permit B. promote C. protect D. prepare
3. _____ Dad away, Mum was the only one who could protect my brother and me.
A. Because B. With C. Upon D. Under
4. Buford Matlock is the only person in Union football history to be elected captain of the team for three years _____: 1947, 1948, and 1949.
A. once again B. one after another
C. in a row D. in the first place