_______ cleaning the yard and making up the beds for the old, we also read newspapers for them and had chats with them.
| A．Except for | B．Rather than | C．Apart from | D．Instead of |
The girl didn’t know who ______ for the broken vase.
| A．will be blamed | B．blamed | C．was to blame | D．blames |
Football is just not my ___________ ---- I like playing volleyball.
| A．piece of cake | B．wet blanket |
| C．cup of tea | D．green fingers |
Every day, mainland China _______ Hong Kong _______ lots of vegetables, fruits and meat.
| A．supplies; to | B．supplies; with |
| C．supplies; / | D．supplies; for |
Mr. Robert is ________ our teacher. He is also our friend.
| A．no more than | B．less than |
| C．more than | D．no less than |
She wondered uneasily what use she would _____ this opportunity.
| A．made | B．make about | C．make of | D．make for |
It is nice to see millions who had nothing but a record of misery and hungry ______ to improve their life and living conditions．
| A．having the chances | B．have the chance |
| C．to have the chance | D．had the chance |
_____ prevent her from going to the party, he pretended to be ill ______.
| A．So as to, by design | B．In order to, on purpose |
| C．So as to, by accident | D．In order to, with purpose |
There are two buildings, _______ stands nearly a hundred feet high.
| A．the larger | B．the larger of them |
| C．the larger of which | D．the larger one that |
Once he has _______, nothing can change his mind.
| A．made up his mind | B．decided his mind |
| C．determined his mind | D．made his mind |