（重庆卷26）.—Honey, let’s go out four dinner.
— I don’t have to cook.
| A．Forget it! | B．That’s great! | C．Why? | D．Go ahead. |
_____, the population of China is the largest in the world.
| A．It is known that | B．As is well known |
| C．Which is well known | D．We all know that |
_____，I can’t express myself in words.
| A．So long as I am fond of | B．Now that I am fond of |
| C．Much as I am fond of her | D．As I am fond of very much |
She had golden hair when she was a child, but_________ she got older and older, her hair went darker and darker.
| A．while | B．when | C．after | D．as |
Not until Dec. 2003 _____ caught by the US soldiers, and it was a great victory for the USA.
A. was Saddam HusseinB. Saddam Hussein was
C. had Saddam Hussein beenD. Saddam Hussein had been
The boy said ________ couldn't he work out the problem but his teacher didn't know how to do it.
| A．though | B．never | C．hardly | D．not only |