I can’t go to the cinema with you tonight as I have so much work to do. ____, it is raining really heavily.
| A．Instead | B．Plus | C．Although | D．However |
--Time and tide wait for no man.
---________. We should value our time.
| A．Absolutely right | B．I can’t agree with you | C．Nonsense | D．Certainly not |
_______ yesterday, our school organized a successful picnic in the countryside, with all the students and teachers taking part in.
| A．As a fine day | B．It was a fine day |
| C．It being a fine day | D．For it was a fine day |
—Do you have anything to say for yourselves?
—Yes, there is one point _________ we must insist on.
| A．why | B．where | C．how | D．/ |
It was in so poor light that I couldn't _________ what the newspaper said.
| A．make out | B．let out | C．speak out | D．cry out |
Many people agree that never in history _________a more splendid opening ceremony than that of the Beijing Olympics
| A．there were | B．has there been | C．there has been | D．were there |