Recently my father bought a Chinese painting, ________ was very reasonable．

A．the price of whose

B．which price

C．of which the price

D．its price

The beggar asked me for a meal and a glass of beer．________, he stood on his head and sang songs．

A．As a result

B．In return for this

C．In turn for this

D．As a matter of fact

He is very popular with some people ________ he never takes part in the programs on TV．

A．ever since

B．even if

C．as if

D．now that

In China, smokers have to face the fact that ________ people are dying of lung cancer．

A．a good many of

B．a great deal of

C．a great number of

D．the number of

The lady thinks her husband is very ________ because he is very honest and positive．

A．nosy

B．generous

C．reliable

D．experienced

She offered a ________ of＄2000 for information about her missing son．

A．pay

B．reward

C．fee

D．fare

Alice trusts you; only you can ________ her to give up the foolish idea．

A．insist

B．advise

C．suffer

D．persuade

I wanted to have a word with her, but she ________ me and went away．

A．saw

B．calmed

C．told

D．ignored

________ catch the first bus, he got up very early this morning．

A．In order to

B．In order that

C．So as to

D．So that

More than 5,000 people ________ the important meeting．

A．took

B．attended

C．took part

D．joined