Paul is good, kind, hard－working and intelligent; __________, I can’t speak too highly of him.
| A．as a result | B．in a word | C．by the way | D．on the contrary |
. Rather than____________time watching TV at home, we____________to take part in sports and games on weekends.
| A．wasting, decide | B．wasted, prefer | C．to waste, decide | D．waste, prefer |
It has been confirmed____________he wasn’t the person who stole your bike.
| A．if | B．whether | C．why | D．that |
. He is clever and has a____________for learning language.
| A．gift | B．mind | C．heart | D．skill |
The storm is moving slowly____________.
| A．eastern | B．to eastern | C．to eastwards | D．eastwards |
. He made up his mind to devote his life____________the river____________polluted.
| A．to prevent, to be | B．to prevent, from being |
| C．to preventing, to be | D．to preventing, from being |