_________is often the case, he didn’t study hard and failed to pass the test．
| A．What | B．As | C．It | D．Which |
Peter’ shirt looked just the same as Tom’s，but it cost ______ his．
| A．as much twice as | B．twice as much as |
| C．much as twice as | D．as twice much as |
We can’t figure out ______ quite a number of insects and birds are dying out．
| A．that | B．as | C．why | D．when |
______ environmental damage is done，it takes many years for the ecosystem to recover．
| A．Even if | B．If only |
| C．As if | D．Once |
----- I'm going to San Francisco for a couple of days.
------ ________. I wish I could get away for a while.
| A．It doesn't matter | B．Forget it |
| C．I really envy you | D．I can't agree more |
It’s surprising that your brother _____ Russian so quickly—he hasn’t lived there very long.
| A．picked up | B．looked up |
| C．put up | D．made up |