He was good at arts, but ______, he was studying hard ______ being admitted to an engineering college.

A. strange enough; in the hope of           B. strangely enough; in the hope of

C. strange enough; in the hope that        D. strangely enough; in the hope that

 ______ this job doesn’t pay very much, but ______ I can’t get another one.

A. In the first place; in the second place        B. On one hand; on another hand

C. On the one hand; on the other hand    D. For one thing; for another

 It’s high time that he ______ the business ______ to his son.

A. handed; over                                          B. would hand; over

C. handed; out                                  D. would hand; out

 The man insisted that he ______ nothing wrong and he ______ set free at once.

A. did; was                                B. had done; was                 

C. did; be                             D. had done; be

 He didn’t ______ the adventure seriously. As a result, he broke both legs ______ the

injuries to his face and hands.

A. treat; except                           B. take; apart from       

C. accept; besides                      D. receive; aside from

 Japan ______ travelers a chance to observe the people’s devotion to work, which will

always ______ the strongest impression on them.

A. offers; leave                           B. provides; make         

C. supplies; give                             D. gives; have

 You should keep an eye ______ him, for I have lost faith ______ him.

A. in; on                                           B. on; in        

C. at; at                                               D. for; for

 The temperature has _____ heavily, which doesn’t _____ the growth of the crops.

A. dropped; contribute to              B. fallen; see as            

C. decreased; refer to                           D. gone; classify as

 _____ all the demands had been refused _____ to go on strike.

   A. Only; did the workers decide       B. Not until; the workers decided

   C. Not until; did the workers decide    D. Only after; the workers decided

 Across the river _____.

   A. lie a new built bridge                    B. lies a newly built bridge

   C. a new built bridge lie                    D. a newly built bridge lies