The government should protect the old valuable buildings ____ they are not in harmony with the modern ones nearby．
| A．even though | B．as if | C．even so | D．now that |
Before Tom left home, his mother kept telling him to ________ his manners at the party.
| A．mind | B．notice | C．watch | D．care |
The big- eyed girl came in, ________ a cake with two ________ candles on it.
| A．bring; lit | B．brought; lighted |
| C．carrying; lighted | D．taking; lighting |
—Where have you been recently?
—I ________ in Hangzhou on business for a week last month.
| A．have been | B．was |
| C．had been | D．had gone |
Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded ________ other more well - informed experimenters failed.
| A．which | B．that | C．what | D．where |
—Is the experiment easy?
— ________ . I’ll just do my bit.
| A．I think so | B．Certainly |
| C．Not a little | D．Anything but |