The old couple don’t live with their children; they _________ independence（独立）more than anything else in the world.
| A．value | B．rise | C．skip | D．inspire |
The old woman has loved Tom _____ he were her son.
| A．because | B．as | C．if | D．as though |
She heard a terrible noise, ___brought her heart into her mouth.
| A．it | B．which | C．this | D．that |
They agreed to rent the house ______ the roof should be repaired.
| A．on condition that | B．as soon as | C．when | D．unless |
The reason ___he didn’t come was ____he was injured.
| A．that, because | B．why, that | C．why, because | D．that, that |
Mother shut the window ______ she might keep the insects out.
| A．because | B．in order that | C．till | D．as |