________ that her mother would come back soon, the girl calmed down．

A．Having convinced

B．Being convinced

C．Convincing

D．Convinced

________ I have already had breakfast, that cake still looks attractive to me．

A．Since

B．Until

C．Because

D．Although

－I have gone through a hard time in the last few years．

－Really?I wish you ________ me about it earlier．After all, we are friends．

A．told

B．had told

C．would told

D．tell

－Could I use your English reference book?

－________

A．Yes, you could．

B．Sure, help yourself．

C．Yes．Why not?

D．Yes．What is it?

The coffee tastes better than ________ I had in a coffee house the other day．

A．that

B．one

C．it

D．those

They sold their house for only 12,000 dollars, so the buyer got a wonderful ________．

A．cost

B．bargain

C．view

D．value

I'll try my best to finish the task on time, ________ I can't promise anything．

A．so

B．for

C．but

D．and

Take ________ look at previous college entrance exam papers, and you will know what is ________ nature of the test．

A．a;/

B．the; the

C．the;/

D．a; the

－Which of the two dictionaries is intended for me?

－You can take ________．They are exactly the same．

A．either

B．any

C．neither

D．both

－I've finished typing the letters．Shall I send them right away?

－________．I'll check them myself later．

A．Go ahead

B．No problem

C．Take it easy

D．Don't bother