I had finished supper and _____ have a bath when the power was cut off.
A.was going to. | B.was about to. | C.was to. | D.would |
____ their small cottage in the countryside, they also have a big apartment in the city.
A.Apart from | B.Rather than |
C.Because of | D.Except for |
—What do you think of the film Frozen?
—Cool! Never before ____ a better one.
A.had I seen | B.I have seen |
C.have I seen | D.I had seen |
____ I saw him, I knew he was the man the police were looking for.
A.Previously | B.Instantly |
C.Accurately | D.Especially |
Most of the taxi-drivers say what they earn every day actually can hardly ____ the cost of their life.
A.cover | B.afford | C.include | D.contain |
—Look! What are the Browns busy with?
—Well, Mrs Brown is cutting the grass; ____, her husband is planting the roses.
A.rather | B.instead | C.thus | D.meanwhile |