Her spirits remained up __________ her disappointment.

A. in spite of         B. due to            C. so long as     D. as well as

 Do you _____________ they play the same song again and again over the radio?

A. hate that          B. hate it for        C. hate it when         D. hate

 Bats are surprisingly long-lived creatures, some____________ a life span of around 20 years.

A. have            B. had           C. to have            D. having

 Had they known what was coming next, they ___________ second thoughts.

A. may have        B. could have      C. must have had        D. might have had

 Brown said he was by no means annoyed; ___________ he was glad to be able to make himself clearly understood.

A. all in all     B. on the other hand      C. on the contrary      D. in many ways.

______________ I try to make time to go out and have fun, my grades _________.

A. For the first time; trap　　　　　　　　 B. The first time; count

C. Every time when; worsen　　　　　　 D. Every time; suffer

Adolescents are warned not to ____________ their pimples in case they get scars.

A. risk squeezing　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. attempt squeezing　

C. tended to squeeze　　　　　　　　　 D. encourage to squeezing

 There are a number of methods to provide ___________ relief from your toothache pain, which can’t cure the problem.

A. permanent        B. temporary      C. contemporary     D. consequent

 While reading, Helen has a habit of stopping _____ to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.

A. occasionally      B. eventually          C. automatically        D. absolutely

 I don’t know how it ___________ that our car was bumped from behind.

A. let out           B. gave out            C. got about           D. came about