1. What we used to think impossible now does seem possible.
A. is B. was C. has been D. will be
10.---Would you like to come to the dinner party here on Saturday?
---Thank you. I’d love to, _____ I’ll be out of town at the weekend.
A because B and C so D but
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9.Excuse me for breaking in, ______ I have some news for you.
A so B and C but D yet
8.The changes in the city will cost quite a lot, ______they will save us money in the long run.
A. or B. since C. for D. but
7.They were surprised that a child should work out the problem _____ they
themselves couldn't
A. once B. then
C. while D. if
6.Would you like a cup of coffee______ shall we get down to business right away?
A. and B. then C. or D. otherwise
5.She thought I was talking about her daughter, ______, in fact, I was talking about
my daughter.
A. whom B. where C. which D. while
4.---Would you like to come to dinner tonight?
---I’d like to, ______ I’m too busy
A and B so C as D but
3.---I don’t like chicken ______ fish.
---I don’t like chicken, ______ like fish very much.
A and; and B and; but C or; and D or; but
2. Not only I but also Jane and Mary ______ tired of having one examination after another.
A. is B. are C. am D. be