．______Hard you may try, you can’t possibly persuade Tom to give up smoking, for he is so addicted to it.
| A．Whatever | B．However | C．Whichever | D．Whenever |
After losing one of his legs in the accident, we can imagine that he will have a lot of difficulties to overcome in the years ______.
| A．following | B．followed | C．to be followed | D．to follow |
. He is smart, handsome, considerate and humorous, ______, I can’t speak too highly of him.
| A．in particular | B．at the same time | C．in a word | D．on the other hand |
After _____ seemed an hour or so, we were able to enter the pavilion.
| A．it | B．when | C．which | D．what |
I had never expected _____ such a big audience there.
| A．it to be | B．there being | C．there to be | D．there to have |
_____ he denied having seen my lost MP4, I believe at least from nobody else can I get better source of information.
| A．As | B．While | C．Anyhow | D．In case |