23. ________the warning message, more deaths would have been caused in the flood according to the report from Xinjiang.
| A．Regardless of | B．In spite of | C．But for | D．Thanks to |
— When would it be possible for Lucy to see the judge or it was—the lawyer?
—Next week．
| A．which | B．who | C．whoever | D．whichever |
I listened to Dr．Wilson's lecture about the protection of wild animals, but I was unable to grasp its key.
| A．thoughts | B．points | C．notes | D．dots |
Water, _____ we cannot live, exists in the form of liquid, gas or solid.
| A．from which | B．on which | C．without which | D．by which |
It still remains a question _____ life exists on any other planet in the solar system.
| A．why | B．whether | C．how | D．where |
The old lady likes to keep things in the house, _____ throw them away, though many are useless.
| A．more than | B．but also | C．as if | D．rather than |