12．---Honey, which movie should we watch tonight?
---I don’t mind which movie it is__________there’s popcorn and soda.
| A．as if | B．now that | C．as long as | D．in order that |
______ wine, first you must press the grapes.
| A．Making | B．To make | C．To be making | D．Make |
As it was almost time for the flight, all the passengers got ______ the plane.
| A．around | B．abroad |
| C．aboard | D．ahead |
He always did well at school ______ having to do part-time jobs every now and then.
| A．in spite of | B．instead of |
| C．in case of | D．in favor of |
______ the weather, we had a pleasant time.
| A．Except | B．Except for |
| C．But | D．Besides |
I found the island a wonderful place for our experiments _______ the hot weather.
| A．besides | B．except for |
| C．except | D．except that |