______ the weather, we had a pleasant time.
| A．Except | B．Except for |
| C．But | D．Besides |
In China, ______ pressure to pass _____ exams tends to cause lack of students’ creativity.
A /; the B a; the C. the; / D. / ; the
—Hi, Jack! I’m glad I came across you here.
— _________, Alice?
| A．Who is that speaking | B．How about a cup of tea |
| C．Why? What’s up | D．What can I do for you |
______, I have never seen anyone who’s as capable as John．
| A．As long as I have traveled | B．Now that I have traveled |
| C．As I have traveled so much | D．Much as I have traveled |
Three minutes earlier,they could have escaped such a disaster.
| A．so | B．but | C．and | D．that |
______ on this report the English government decided to ask Captain Cook to go and look for this continent.
| A．Having based | B．Basing | C．Based | D．To be based |