________ in what he was reading, he didn’t see me before he almost knocked me down.

A．Absorbing         B．To be absorbed     C．Absorbed         D．Having absorbed

High school students continue to work hard, _______ they often complain about great burdens and pressures in their life.

A．as if              B．as long as          C．unless            D．even though

________ that he found it difficult to stop at the busy crossing.

A．So fast he was driving                    B．So fast was he driving

C．So fast drove he                        D．So fast he drove

－Miss Jones once _________ music at a local college for ten years and now is an actress.

－No wonder I often hear her sing some pop songs.

A．had taught         B．has been teaching   C．taught            D．is teaching

We have to work extra hours to finish our plan, _______ the boss can’t allow us to take a day off tomorrow.

A．so               B．or               C．and              D．but

Nowadays, many women, ________some are not overweight at all, are always going on diets or taking weight-loss pills, ________ are often dangerous.

A．of whom; which    B．of which; who      C．whose; which      D．who; that

Mary’s house in Shanghai cost much more than ours in our hometown, though not half______.

A．much bigger       B．as bigger          C．very big           D．so big

These facts are unimportant in ________, but if you put them together, you may find something unusual.

A．it                B．them             C．itself             D．themselves

It doesn’t matter ________ you take it seriously, for _______ matters is that he can realize it.

A．whether; that      B．that; what         C．whether; what      D．that; that

The news that he fought with his coach surprised us, ________?

A．did he            B．didn’t it          C．didn’t he         D．did it