The time _______ I first met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of my life.

A．when                B．which                C．as                     D．where

Ladies and gentlemen, please take your luggage, we ________ in the city for three days.

A．have stayed             B．stay             C．stayed              D．are staying

He did it ________, knowing it would get her angry.

A．for purpose          B．on purpose           C．to purpose           D．with purpose

---We are going to celebrate our school’s 70^th birthday next month.

--- Oh, _________!

A．cheer up      B．good luck           C．come on         D．congratulations

I used to drink a lot of fruit juice but these days I ________ mineral water.

A．prefer        B．am preferring        C．preferred       D．will prefer

To my great happiness, I have finally ________my father not to smoke, but his roommates doubt whether he’ll return to the habit.

A．advised                B．wished                 C．allowed                D．persuaded

At present, a large number of women, especially those from the countryside, _________ in the clothing industry.

A．is working             B．works             C．work         D．worked

Xiao Hong worked harder last year. _________, she still didn’t get high grades.

A．As a result           B．After all            C．By the way          D．However

It’s so nice to hear from her again. __________, we last met more than 15 years ago.

A．What’s more                                           B．That’s to say

C．In other words                                       D．Believe it or not

On the night of August 23^rd, a heavy storm hit the coastal areas, and almost all buildings in the village were badly__________.

A．damaged            B．ruined           C．injured             D．hurt