A man may usually be known by the books be reads ________ by the friends he keeps．

rather than

as well as

in place of

as many as

My interests include football, bowling and surfing the web ________ studying my favorite subjects．

instead of

as well as

less than

rather than

Oh, I am not feeling well in the stomach, I ________ so much fried chicken just now．

shouldn’t eat

mustn’t have eaten

shouldn’t have eaten

mustn’t eat

Yesterday Jane walked away for discussion, otherwise she ________ something she would regret later．

had said

said

might say

might have said

Only ________ take this bus．

children can

can children

children are

are children

Only when ________ in the afternoon ________ able to leave．

the match was over; they were

was the match over; were they

as the match over; they were

the match was over; were they

I ________ to write you a letter telling that I couldn’t come to see you this weekend, but I forgot it．

had meant

meant

tried

managed

“Hope for the best and prepare for the worst．”is a proverb, ________ life is beautiful and full of frustrations(挫折)as well．

means

to mean

meaning

meant

How embarrassing! I never ________ him to read what I wrote about him．

hoped

suggested

demanded

meant

It is ________ of you to prepare a good meal and warm beds for us after such a tiring trip．

considerable

considerate

generous

modest