________ unemployment and crime are high, it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former．

A．Before

B．Where

C．Unless

D．Until

This special school accepts all disabled students, ________ educational level and background．

A．according to

B．regardless of

C．in addition to

D．in terms of

－Bill, can I get you anything to drink?

－________．

A．You are welcome

B．No problem

C．I wouldn't mind a coffee

D．Doesn’t matter

He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he ________ it differently．

A．could express

B．would express

C．could have expressed

D．must have expressed

Compared with his sister, Jerry is even more ________ to, and more easily troubled by, emotional and relationship problems．

A．sceptical

B．addicted

C．available

D．sensitive

Schools across China are expected to hire 50,000 college graduates this year as short-term teachers, almost three times the number hired last year, ________ reduce unemployment pressures．

A．help

B．to have helped

C．to help

D．having helped

－Hi, Terry, can I use your computer for a while this afternoon?

－Sorry．________．

A．It's repaired

B．It has been repaired

C．It's being repaired

D．It had been repaired

－I'm surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have ________．

－So am I．They seemed very happy together when I last saw them．

A．broken up

B．finished up

C．divided up

D．closed up

Because of the financial crisis, days are gone ________ local 5-star hotels charged 6,000 yuan for one night．

A．if

B．when

C．which

D．since

－Ann is in hospital．

－Oh, really?I ________ know．I ________ go and visit her．

A．didn’t; am going to

B．don’t; would

C．don’t; will

D．didn't; will