Mary is short__________ her brother is very tall.
| A．still | B．nor | C．while | D．when |
_________ that Tom got inside the room to see what was going on.
| A．So strangely did he feel | B．So strangely he felt |
| C．So strange did he feel | D．So strange he felt |
-- Shall I give you a ride since you live so far away?
----Thank you. ______.
| A．Of course you can | B．It couldn’t be better |
| C．If you like | D．If you are convenient |
Buses have routes. They ________ and ________ people at different places on the routes.
| A．take on, get off | B．pick up, put off | C．take up; take off | D．pick out; drop out |
. Nobody believed his reason for being absent from the class ______ he had to meet his uncle at the airport.
| A．why | B．that | C．where | D．because |
People ran out __________ as fire tore through the building.
| A．with vain | B．in rags | C．with one voice | D．with fear |