--- Would you please tell me what time it is?
--- It’s five minutes to nine ______ my watch.
A.on | B.by | C.at | D.in |
As it was almost time for the flight, all the passengers got ______ the plane.
A.around | B.abroad | C.aboard | D.ahead |
He always did well at school ______ having to do part-time jobs every now and then.
A.in spite of | B.instead of | C.in case of | D.in favor of |
______ the weather, we had a pleasant time.
A.Except | B.Except for | C.But | D.Besides |
I found the island a wonderful place for our experiments _______ the hot weather.
A.besides | B.except for | C.except | D.except that |
He usually goes to work by bike _______ it rains.
A.except | B.except when | C.except for | D.except that |