.________ the warning message, more lives would have been lost in the flood.
| A．Regardless of | B．In spite of | C．But for | D．Except for |
I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, a city ______ name will create a picture of beautiful trees and green grass in our mind.
| A．which | B．of which | C．that | D．whose |
At the age of 29, Dave was a worker, _____ in a small apartment near Boston and ______ what to do about his future.
| A．living; wondering | B．lived; wondering |
| C．lived; wondered | D．living; wondered |
I can ______ be a teacher. I’m not a very patient person.
| A．seldom | B．ever | C．never | D．always |
When he _______ the door, he found his keys were nowhere.
| A．would open | B．opened | C．had opened | D．was to open |
Most Americans would prefer to keep their problems ______ themselves, and solve their problems ______ themselves.
| A．to; by | B．by; to | C．for; to | D．in; on |