______ he met with the difficulty did he realize the importance of our help.
| A．Even though | B．Never until | C．Only before | D．Ever since |
—Have you read the book War and Peace ________ Tolstoy?
—No. I’ve never heard of it.
| A．for | B．by |
| C．with | D．to |
The study you have been making ________ the ancient Chinese characters is an instructive job.
| A．to | B．for |
| C．of | D．from |
Food prices increased ________ 10% in less than a year.
| A．for | B．to |
| C．by | D．at |
—I wonder what’s on television this evening. Have you got a newspaper?
—Yes,________ TV programmes are ________ the back page.
| A．the; on | B．the; in |
| C．/ ; in | D．/ ; on |
Mr Black was driving fast to take his wife to a nearby hospital because their baby was ________.
| A．on its way | B．in the way |
| C．by the way | D．out of the way |