Question

Li Ming’s parents thought he was at school, but ________ he was in a cinema seeing a new film．

1. A.
   actually
2. B.
   of course
3. C.
   however
4. D.
   surely

Answer 1

A
actually意为“实际上；事实上”；of course意为“当然”；however意为“然而；可是”；surely意为“当然可以；确凿无疑”。根据句意应选A项。however与but重复，且however应有逗号与句子其他成分隔开，因此C项不对。