I used to drink a lot of tea but these days I ＿＿coffee.
| A．prefer | B．preferred | C．have preferred | D．am preferring |
Tom admitted ______ in the examination and he was not admitted _____ the school at last.
| A．to cheat; to | B．cheating; to |
| C．to cheat; as | D．cheating; as |
There have been so many school bus accidents recently.________，people are concerned about the school bus safety much.
| A．As a result | B．After all |
| C．In spite of | D．Instead of |
________children get older，they become more and more interested in the things around them.
| A．While | B．When | C．As | D．With |
Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but he hung up ＿＿ I could answer the phone.
| A．as | B．since | C．until | D．before |
— Why do you look sad?
— There are so many problems _____.
| A．remaining to settle | B．remained settling |
| C．remaining to be settled | D．remained to be settled |