the weather, the sports meet will be held on time.

A. In favor of               B. Regardless of           C. Apart from              D. Due to

“I       in the room, watching TV broadcast about the earthquake.” I told the policeman who had driven here to question me.

A. was staying     B. stay       C. stayed          D. am staying

Let us hope we can settle the matter without _____ more trouble.

　 A. any 　 B. a little   C. some 　 D. little

-If you have time tonight，I’d like to invite you to a ball.?　

-That’s very nice of you，but are you ____??

　 A. free 　 B. careful   C. serious 　 D. true

— Do you think an advertisement is ____ help when you look for a new job?

— Well, it all depends. Anyway, it gives me more of ____ chance to try.

A. a; a          B. the; the            C. a; the                         D. /; /

On the contrary, I think it is Truman,      you,        to blame.

A. more than; are       B. less than; who are

C. rather than; that is    D. rather than; is

________ the man grew older, he lost interest in everything except gardening.

A. With            B. Since        C. While      D. As

My father is leaving ___ Shanghai tomorrow.

        A. for       B.in      C.into        D. to

The little time we have together we try ________ wisely.

A. spending it  B. to spend it   C. to spend       D. spending that

________ you stepped into the lab with your shoes on? You’re supposed to take them off before you enter it. I told you so!

A. How come   B. How dare     C. How about  D. How long