The patient will have to remain in hospital for another week ____ the recent medical report.
| A．on behalf of | B．on the basis of | C．on the side of | D．on top of |
. (湖北卷22). After the earthquake, the first thing the local government did was to provide for the homeless families.
| A．accommodation | B．occupation | C．equipment | D．furniture |
（辽宁卷23）. Jim went to answer the phone. _______, Harry started to prepare lunch.
| A．However | B．Nevertheless | C．Besides | D．Meanwhile |
（江西卷28）. Computers and mobile phones, though they are indeed making our life and more
, have reduced the need for face-to-face communication.
| A．easily; efficient | B．easy, efficient | C．easy; efficiently | D．easily; efficiently |
. Father ________goes to the gym with us although he dislikes going there.
| A．hardly | B．seldom | C．sometimes | D．never |
. I wasn`t blaming anyone; I said errors like this could be avoided.
| A．merely | B．mostly | C．rarely | D．nearly |