That stubborn CEO turned a deaf ear to the suggestions from his employees, ______he knew the suggestions were very valuable

       A．as though      B．now that      C．even though      D．so that

Although he had taken a lot of medicine, his health poor.

A. proved　 　　　　　　　　　 B. remained　 　　 C. maintained　　　 D. lasted

She has made great progress in her studies but she said what she had achieved was　 little compared to the teacher’s expectations.

　 A. so far　 　　　　　　　　 B. too far　 　　　 C. far from　 　 　 D. far too

—Why were so many people trapped into buying the stock of the company?

　 — 　 enough money within one night.

A. Get　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Getting　 　　　 C. To get　　　　 D. To be getting

 So suddenly________ that the villagers had no time to escape, and at least half of them were buried in the mud.

A. did the disaster occur                  B. the disaster occurred

C. was the disaster occurred        D. the disaster occurring

Last month, the Thai government expressed their thanks for the aid they____ from China.

A. receive         B. are receiving      C. have received       D. had received

Sir, a Mr. Wang is waiting for you at the gate.　　 he come in or stay there?

　 A. Will　 　　　　　　　　　 B. May　 　　　　　 C. Shall　 　　　　 　 D. Must

The shocking news made me realize ________ terrible problems we would face.

    A. what             B. how             C. that D. why

— What do you think of the furniture on exhibition?

    — Well, great! But I don’t think much of ____ you bought．

      A．the one             B．it             C．that       D．which  

—Let me help you cross the street.

　 —　 ! I’m not that old.

　 A. Take your time　　 　 B. No way　 　　 C. Come on　　　 　 D. Go ahead