______ all our efforts, we still lost the game.
| A．Despite | B．As if | C．Even if | D．Though |
—When did you have your school trip?
—______.
| A．In five days | B．For five days |
| C．Twice a day | D．Five days ago |
There is a ______ near our school. We often buy books there.
| A．library | B．restaurant | C．bookstore | D．bank |
I often watch movies to practice my spoken English. I think it ______.
| A．helps | B．does | C．impresses | D．matters |
—Is Tom at home?
—No, he ______ to town.
| A．has been | B．has gone | C．goes | D．will go |
I hate traveling by air ______ you usually have to wait for hours before the plane takes off.
| A．because | B．though | C．until | D．unless |