______ giving up, he went on with his research,got his PhD and married the girl.
| A．Without | B．Except | C．Instead of | D．But for |
. It was a long time before the cut on my hand _____ completely.
| A．healed | B．cured | C．improved | D．recovered |
. The final _____ of the play will take place on Monday.
| A．action | B．performance | C．view | D．sight |
I'm afraid this painting is not by Picasso. It's only a copy and so it's _____.
| A．priceless | B．invaluable | C．unworthy | D．worthless |
Though _____ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to record the plain facts of small-town life.
| A．raised | B．grown | C．developed | D．cultivated |
Some teenagers have a generalized resentment against society, which _____ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature.
| A．deprives | B．restricts | C．rejects | D．denies |