________ only 20 minutes to go before the train left, I felt uneasy in the taxi to the railway station．

A．For

B．With

C．As

D．Because

In the evening there was a barbecue, with the whole village ________ the fun．

A．joined

B．joined in

C．joining

D．joining in

________ soccer, I like playing tennis best．I mean soccer is my favorite; tennis comes second．

A．Next to

B．So long as

C．Compared to

D．Rather than

－Why do you look sad?

－There are so many problems ________．

A．remaining to settle

B．remained settling

C．remaining to be settled

D．remained to be settled

Behind the leader ________ our team talking cheerfully．

A．is followed

B．are followed

C．walks

D．walk

________ has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicles remains a serious problem．

A．What

B．Though what

C．In spite of what

D．However what

Mr．Smith gave the tickets to all the students except ________ who had already seen the movie．

A．the ones

B．ones

C．others

D．the others

Last week, I bought an interesting story book, ________ is very beautiful．

A．which cover

B．the cover of which

C．its cover

D．the cover of whose

Britain ________ many other industrialized countries, ________ major changes over the last 100 years．

A．together with; have experienced

B．as well as; have experienced

C．in common with; has experienced

D．instead of; has experienced

－Now, where is my ticket?

－________!We'll be late for the film．

A．Take it early．

B．Come on

C．Don't worry

D．Take your time