He usually goes to work by bike _______ it rains.
| A．except | B．except when |
| C．except for | D．except that |
The Diaoyu Islands have been part of China’s territory since ancient times, __________ as important fishing grounds of Taiwan.
| A．served | B．to serve | C．serving | D．having served |
At the back of the old temple __________ twelve huge stone statues together with __________ pagoda.
| A．does stand; a 8-storeyed | B．do stand; a 8- story |
| C．stands; an 8-storey | D．stand; an 8- storied |
Just a month before the earthquake the school practiced an emergency drill showing the children how to __________ find their “safe place”.
| A．calmly | B．regularly | C．automatically | D．specially |
The sales of houses in our city fell by 40 percent last month, 48 percent __________ we don’t count low-price houses provided for poor residents.
| A．as | B．unless | C．if | D．before |
I’m supremely fortunate my parents gave me an upbringing _______ prepared me for the life most of us must now live.
| A．where | B．that | C．what | D．it |