Your car is excellent ________ the color．

A．except

B．except for

C．besides

D．beside

We must get rid of anything that is harmful to ________ society and only in this way can we build ________ harmonious society．

A．a; a

B．/; a

C．the; the

D．/;/

Suddenly it ________ to me that I should report the accident to the police．

A．happened

B．struck

C．occurred

D．hit

John opened the door．There ________ he had never seen before．

A．a girl did stand

B．a girl stood

C．did a girl stand

D．stood a girl

Some equipment as well as a number of maps and books ________ to the area since the earthquake took place．

A．is offered

B．had been offered

C．is being offered

D．has been offered

________ she was completely tired, she felt a sense of relief when she handed in her test paper．

A．After

B．Because

C．Although

D．Since

He hurried to the booking office only ________ that all the tickets had been sold out．

A．to tell

B．to be told

C．telling

D．told

The church clock began to ________ twelve．

A．hit

B．beat

C．strike

D．touch

The little boy sat ________ to his father and listened ________ with great interest．

A．close; close

B．closely; close

C．closely; closely

D．close; closely

In New Zealand, people live in the houses with their doors ________ north．

A．faced

B．face

C．facing

D．faces