There was never any time for Kate to feel lonely, _____ she was an only child.
| A．ever since | B．now that | C．even though | D．even as |
–Jimmy had a lot of parties recently.
—Yes, that might why he didn’t do well in the test.
| A．sum up | B．add up to | C．account for | D．make sense of |
—I’m afraid these flowers won’t be able to live through the winter.
—But I think otherwise. You see, measures _______ to take good care of them.
| A．have taken | B．had been taken | C．will take | D．are being taken |
His parents died in an earthquake when he was young, so he was _______ by his grandmother.
| A．brought up | B．grown up | C．taken up | D．picked up |
__ ______ do you think of the book written by Dr. Wang?
— In my opinion, it is not very interesting.
| A．Which | B．What | C．How | D．How |
He stepped into the dark cave, _______ high above his head.
| A．holding a burning stick | B．held a burnt stick |
| C．holding a burnt stick | D．held a burning stick |