The city government promises to_____ the problem of unemployment in real earnest.

Their play apparently removes us temporarily from the pain of life in earnest.

A Movable Feast is a book by Earnest Hemingway.

The international situation looks _____. A: serious B: thoughtful C: sincere D: earnest

adj. connected with money and finance A: fundamental B: financial C: earnest D: economic

In his debate with Byran, Malone ______ a_______ (=make a strong/earnest request/plea) intellectual freedom.

The document impressed me with its _________simplicity. A: elegant B: dominant C: competent D: earnest

She had prepared a very ____________meal. A: igid B: earnest C: elastic D: elaborate

我愿借此机会向东道主的盛情邀请和友好款待表示我们真诚的感谢。 A: I would like to take this opportunity to extend our sincere thanks to our host for their earnest invitation and the gracious hospitality. B: I would like to show our sincere thanks to our host for their earnest invitation and the gracious hospitality. C: Their earnest invitation and the gracious hospitality are thanked by taking this opportunity.

【判断题】William Faulkner proclaimed that Earnest Hemingway was “the father of American literature”. （ ） A.对 B.错