28. ----Tom was
nearly killed by a car once.
----Oh, when was exactly?
----It was last summer he was riding a bike on the drive-way.
A. this, that B. that, when C. that, that D. this, when
29 To everyone’s surprise, our team has lost
the game again ______ the fact that we have more advantages this time.
A. though B.
as C.
despite D. instead of