26．He never regretted the anxious hours he had had ______ for the missing papers．
| A．search | B．searching | C．searched | D．to search |
（2014届陕西省五校联盟高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷）
Women’s fashions are changing: One season they may favor pant-suits, but the next season they may prefer miniskirts.
| A．lately | B．shortly | C．relatively | D．constantly |
（届山东省济宁市曲阜师大附中高三上学期期中考试英语试卷）
Father said he would come to my graduation ceremony, he didn't, _______.
| A．though | B．personally | C．indeed | D．anyway |
（届安徽省安庆市高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷）
— Stress can be extremely harmful to your health. Exercise, ______, can reduce its bad effects.
— I can’t agree more.
| A．therefore | B．meanwhile | C．besides | D．otherwise |
（届江苏省淮州中学高三3月份模拟英语试卷）
Light-to-moderate smokers were ________ to die of sudden heart problems than those who had never smoked.
| A．as twice likely | B．twice more possible |
| C．twice more likely | D．as twice possible |
（届安徽省马鞍山市高三第一次教学质量检测英语试卷）
Although I majored in English, language _______ became a challenge when I set foot in the USA for the first time.
| A．luckily | B．naturally | C．surprisingly | D．gradually |