_This year the white ducks are no longer lovely in locals’ eyes, ______ their fear of bird flu.
| A．except for | B．due to |
| C．in case of | D．instead of |
My parents always let me have my own ______ of living.
| A．way | B．method | C．manner | D．fashion |
Which do you enjoy _____ your weekend, swimming or fishing?
| A．spending | B．being spent | C．spend | D．to spend |
I was so familiar with her that I recognized her voice ______ I picked up the phone.
| A．the moment | B．after | C．before | D．while |
I didn’t like the story, ______, it’s too long, also it was written by a writer I don’t know
| A．for one thing | B．for a thing | C．although | D．in one hand |
— Spacecraft “Discovery” has failed in the course of launch.
— _______? They have been preparing for the test.
| A．How come | B．When | C．How | D．Why not |