The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier, ________ it more difficult．

A．not make

B．not to make

C．not making

D．do not make

________ you promise to come to help me, I don't mind what time tomorrow you arrive at my place．

A．So long as

B．So far as

C．As good as

D．As well as

Scarcely ________ the phone rang again．

A．did he sit down when

B．had he sat down when

C．did he sat down when

D．had he sat down and

－Have you told Joan the news?

－Yes．I told her ________ I saw her this morning．

A．while

B．the moment

C．unti

D．suddenly

Roses need special care ________ they can live through winter．

A．because

B．so that

C．even if

D．as

Robert is said ________ abroad, but I don't know what country he studied in．

A．to have studied

B．to study

C．to be studying

D．to have been studying

Tom is said ________ the piano．Don't wait for him．Let's begin．

A．to play

B．to have played

C．to be playing

D．to be played

I don't know the restaurant, but it's ________ to be quite a good one．

A．said

B．told

C．spoken

D．talked

He gradually ________ the offer to teach at the school．

A．promised

B．agreed

C．received

D．accepted

Either he ________ I ________．

A．or; stays

B．nor; stay

C．or; stay

D．nor; stays