－Do you regret paying twenty dollars for the book?

－No, I would gladly have paid ________ for it．

A．three times so much

B．three times as much

C．as three times much

D．as much three times

Your words have taken burden off my mind How can I thank you ________?

A．adequate

B．sufficient

C．plenty

D．enough

－What clothes should we wear to attend the ball?

－Dress ________ you like．

A．however

B．what

C．whatever

D．how

With all factors ________, we think this program may be better than all the others in achieving the goal．

A．being considered

B．considering

C．are considered

D．considered

My interest in stamp-collecting ________ my school days．

A．dated from

B．dates back to

C．has dated to

D．has dated back to

Talking about the future, I prefer ________ a businessman ________ be an official．

A．being…to

B．to be…to

C．to be…rather than

D．being…more than

Despite the language ________, they soon became good friends．

A．barrier

B．conflict

C．misunderstanding

D．dilemma

________ the reasons above, Tom added that he wasn’t prepared for it．Which of the following is wrong?

A．Except

B．Besides

C．In addition to

D．Apart from

We need help badly, so ________ the interview with the applicants as quickly as possible．

A．realize

B．arrange

C．manage

D．hold

________ with the result of the experiment, Tom comfortably sat back into his chair to have a good rest．

A．Delight

B．Delighted

C．Delighting

D．Being delighted