The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long time __________ we meet them again.
| A．after | B．before | C．since | D．when |
The meeting was to have started at nine o’clock, but the chairman had not _____ by ten.
| A．turned up | B．turned down | C．turned out | D．turned off |
We have planted thousands of trees in recent years. This year _____ we’ve planted ten thousand trees.
| A．even | B．just | C．alone | D．only |
It was an exciting moment for these football fans this year, _____ for the first time in years their team won the World Cup.
| A．that | B．while | C．which | D．when |
As director of the company, I can’t _____ three weeks from work.
| A．carry | B．cost | C．pay | D．afford |
_____ team wins on Saturday will go through to the national champio
nships.
| A．No matter what | B．No matter which |
| C．Whatever | D．Whichever |