Try the new cleaner. Just a few minutes every day－that’s all it takes－_________ you could have shining floors and furniture.
| A．but | B．and | C．or | D．so |
At present a special village _______ for the athletes from different countries to live in.
| A．is built | B．is being built |
| C．builds | D．is building |
—Timmy, it is raining heavily out. Shall we stop here?
—_______, we must finish this work today.
| A．However | B．Therefore | C．Anyhow | D．Besides |
When his father came into his room, Tom pretended _______ a book.
| A．to read | B．to have read | C．reading | D．to be reading |
Martin was sick with a strange fever; _______, he could neither eat nor sleep.
| A．as a result | B．after all | C．in a way | D．above all |
The company will be left in the _______ of the secretary when the manager is away.
| A．change | B．charge | C．need | D．place |