— Have you known each other for long?
— Not very, ________we started to work in the ABC Motor Company.
| A．before | B．since | C．when | D．after |
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The eggs were a bad smell. Nobody wanted to eat anything.
| A．giving off | B．giving away | C．giving up | D．giving out |
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Why! I have nothing to confess. ______ you want me to say?
| A．What is it that | B．What it is that | C．How is it that | D．How it is that |
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There are many black clouds. It is _______ to rain again.
| A．surely | B．probable | C．likely | D．possible |
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He was in poor health, so the doctor ___________ him to drink wine.
| A．hoped | B．demanded | C．forbade | D．prevented |
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The moment she came back from work, she _______ to clean the kitchen thoroughly.
| A．set out | B．set about | C．set off | D．set up |