________ good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dishes．

Far from

Aside from

Instead of

Regardless of

Our southern areas are reported in many newspapers ________ recently．

to have flooded

to have been flooded

that flooded

that have flooded

________ is the first time that he ________ invited to Japan after so heavy disaster．

It; has been

This; has

It; has

That; has been

－My question is ________ he ________ be compared with Yao Ming in playing basketball．

－Oh, you are really his big fan．

that; can

whether; must

if; might

whether; can

In communication, a smile is usually ________ strong sign of a friendly and ________ open attitude．

the;/

a ; an

a ;/

the; an

－I'm sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final．

－I think so．He ________ for it for months．

is preparing

was preparing

had been preparing

has been preparing

Better wear special clothing, a helmet and a life jacket, just ________ your raft gets upside down or even sinks．

in case

so that

as though

in order that

The hotel wasn't perfectly good, but I ________ in many worse hotels．

was staying

stayed

would stay

had stayed

The under－water meeting in Maldives has been put off ________ the bad weather．

in charge of

in search of

instead of

because of

You can't imagine ________ when they received these nice Christmas presents．

how they were excited

how excited were they

how excited they were

they were how excited