A man may usually be known by the books he 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

We are ________ to get the work done before May Day．

decided

demand

attempt

determined

She left him, ________ never ________ foot in that house again．

determined; to set

being determined; to put

determining; set

determined; place

It has been announced that candidates ________ remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected．

can

will

may

shall

The students ________ treated like children．

objected to being

protested to be

disapproved to being

objected to be

He stood up angrily and ________ in strong language when they stated their views．

objected

announced

declared

said

His father died in a car accident and he was not himself ________．

ever since

since

since then

long since

His first book was a great success and he ________ famous as a writer since．

had been

has been

was

were

That company was ________ willing to provide us with what we needed, which made us excited．

no more than

more than

no other than

too much