_____ the vegetables to go bad, he preferred to sell them at half price.
| A．Rather than allowing | B．Rather than to allow |
| C．More than allow | D．Rather than allow |
--- I hear they aren’t pleased with the house you’ve chosen for them…
--- Well , _________ could they live in such comfort ?
A. where else B. what else C. how D why
Allen had to call a taxi because the box was____to carry all the way home
| A．much too heavy | B．too much heavy |
| C．heavy too much | D．too heavy much |
Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea____, neither of them could swim.
| A．In fact | B．Luckily | C．Unfortunately | D．Naturally |
— I’m very _____ with my own cooking. It looks nice and smells delicious.
— Mm, it does have a ____ smell.
| A．pleasant; pleased | B．pleased; plcased |
| C．pleasant; pleasant | D．pleased; pleasant |
It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood ______ to her mother.
| A．close | B．closely | C．closed | D．closing |