As a rough estimate, Nigeria is _______ Great Britain.

A. three times the sizes as                B. the size three times of

C. three times as the size of                      D. three times the size of

Is this the reason ______ at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?

A. What he explained                    B. how he explained

C. he explained                         D. why he explained

―Do you still live in the countryside?

―Yes. I don’t want to leave the house,______ it is very shabby.

A .though                    B. because        C. once        D. As

― How did you find your Spring Festival holiday?

―______ the bad weather, I had fun meeting friends and relatives.

A. As to                       B. But for        C. In spite of     D. Regardless of

 ―Our company will organize a trip to Hongkong next month. I ______ my mother there.

―I’d rather you ____. After all she has just recovered from her illness and she still feels weak.

A. will take; won’t                        B. am taking; don’t

C. will take; didn’t                         D. am taking; didn’t

A new regulation has passed for bidding supermarkets and stores to ____ free plastic bags

 to shoppers.

A. give off         B. give in        C. give out      D. give up

 _____ suddenly occurred to me _____ I had to attend an important meeting in Shanghai the next day.

A. It; which                               B. What; that

C. What; which                           D. It; that

―What’s Apple’s attitude toward the matter?

―Apple does not look into the matter directly, ______.

A. so does it intend to                    B. nor does it intend to

C. so it intends to                         D. neither it intends to

You were stupid to try climbing up there. You ______ yourself.

A. can kill                                 B. might have killed

C. might kill                               D. must have killed

I can’t believe that there are _____ many poor people in ____ a rich country.

A. such; such          B. so ; such      C. so; so                       D. such; so