______ happened to be no one in that house when the typhoon hit the area．
| A．It | B．There | C．This | D．That |
Unemployment in the USA is likely to remain high in 2011，and ________ for the next few years.
| A．possibly | B．necessarily |
| C．gradually | D．normally |
What disappointed us is not what he did in class but ________.
| A．in the way he did it | B．the way he did it |
| C．the way how he did it | D．the way why he did it |
A lot of people here，________，Tom，are for the plan that we will go to the beach on foot.
| A．such as | B．for example |
| C．like | D．and so on |
Today，________ rapid transportation and communication，the whole world seems to be smaller.
| A．regardless of | B．in spite of |
| C．instead of | D．because of |
—Some Chinese students find it difficult to understand native speakers when in London.
—Exactly，________ they've learned a lot about grammar and known many words.
| A．if only | B．now that |
| C．as if | D．even if |