_______ Lucy were not given timely treatment, she would suffer from a cough for the rest of her life shocked her parents.

A．That

B．If

C．That if

D．If that

—Honest advice, though unpleasant to the ear, benefits conduct.
—I can’t agree more. _______.

A．A good medicine tastes bitter	B．Good health is above wealth
C．Hope for the best and prepare for the worst	D．Actions speak louder than words

She hasn’t had time to travel around ______ she started her new job.

A．since

B．but

C．yet

D．however

The number of women dying from breast cancer has fallen to its lowest level ____ records began in 1971.

A．when

B．before

C．since

D．after

As a matter of fact, nearly everybody in the world would like to be ____ Bill Gates is, doing ____ he is doing.

A．where; what

B．what; that

C．that; what

D．who; that

—Where was it ____ the earthquake broke out yesterday ?
—In an Italian city.

A．where

B．which

C．how

D．that

Just as Kobe Bryant said, Yao Ming has built the bridge for all of us, ____ is not only for the sport of basketball, but for the different cultures of this world.

A．who

B．it

C．which

D．that

The seaside here draws a lot of tourists every summer. Warm sunshine and soft sands make ___________it is.

A．what

B．which

C．how

D．where

She feels her failure very sharply _________-she won’t admit it.

A．as though

B．now that

C．even though

D．if only

—Will you tell the secret to the teacher?
—No!_________asked to.

A．Even though

B．Until

C．Unless

D．When