John said he’d been working in the office for an hour, ___ was true.
A. he B. this C. which D. who
The open-air celebration has been put off _______ the bad weather.
A．in case of B．in spite of C．instead of D．because of
The little boy a_________ himself by drawing pictures on the ground .
Although my opinion，the old professor didn’t come up with his own.?
A.against B.on C.for D.in
Her lecture was hard to follow because she kept jumping from one subject to _____.
A. other B. the other
C. the others D. another
Can you imagine how late I went to bed last night？It was nearly 1 a．m.______ I finished my article.
A．that B．when
C．before D．as
I didn’t accept the job, not that I am unwilling to do it, ______ that I am unable to.
A. so B. but C. however D. though
Only lately about the dark secrets behind the seemingly-happy marriage of the golf star Tiger Woods.
A. the public have known B. were the public known
C. have the public known D. the public knew
Our desks _____ wood and this kind of paper for copying _____ wood too.
A. make of…makes from B. are made from…is made of
C. make from…makes of D. are made of … is made from
"I'm more nervous right now than when I ______," Jane said, as she saw the group of reporters waiting anxiously at the exit of the gym.
A. had competed B. compete C. was competing D. have competed