His performance in the play didn't reach the required standard by the director, __, he failed.
| A．in words | B．in another word | C．in a word | D．in other words |
__________ is often the case with her, my mother talked about my study for at least half an hour nonstop before she drove me to school yesterday．
| A．As | B．Which | C．What | D．That |
The girl had hardly rung the bell __________ the door was opened suddenly, and a birthday party was waiting for her．
| A．until | B．since | C．when | D．after |
It hit me _________ my mother could be the proper person to persuade Dad to change his mind．
| A．which | B．what | C．that | D．if |
My father always warns me that there is no such thing as a free lunch because we can’t get _________ for nothing．
| A．something | B．everything | C．anything | D．nothing |
--- How do you find _________ birthday party of the Blairs?
--- I should say it was __________ complete failure．
| A．a; a | B．the; a | C．a; / | D．the; / |