．Friends are like leaves, __________everywhere, but true friends are like diamonds, precious and rare.
| A．to find | B．finding | C．being found | D．found |
----Do you think we can get there on time?
----Yes，_______ the truck doesn’t break down.
| A．even if | B．so long as | C．until | D．unless |
Although he was disabled when he was only ten years of age, yet he aimed _____, for which his classmates spoke _______ of him.
| A．high; high | B．highly; highly | C．highly; high | D．high; highly |
I’ll give the prize to _______ finishes the work first.
| A．whoever | B．whomever | C．who | D．anyone |
Don’t be joking. It’s time to ______ your business.
| A．take up | B．set out | C．go on | D．get down to |
Today, ____ rapid transportation and communication, the whole world seems to be smaller．
| A．regardless of | B．in spite of | C．because of | D．instead of |