. ______ this job doesn’t pay very much, but ______ I can’t get another one.
| A．In the first place; in the second place | B．On one hand; on another hand |
| C．On the one hand; on the other hand | D．For one thing; for another |
Mary kept weighing herself to see how much _______ she was getting.
| A．heavier | B．heavy | C．the heavier | D．the heaviest |
At times ,worrying is a normal, ________response to a difficult event or situation—a loved one being injured in an accident , for example.
| A．effective | B．individual | C．inevitable | D．unfavorable |
_______ has limited technical knowledge, the old worker has a lot of experience.
| A．Since | B．Unless | C．As | D．Although |
The old lady’s hand shook frequently. She explained to her doctor____this shaking had begun half a year before, and____, only because of this, she had been forced to give up her job.
| A．when; how | B．how; when | C．how; how | D．why; why |
—How is everything going on with you in Europe?
—Quite well. Not so smoothly as I hoped, __________.
| A．though | B．instead | C．either | D．too |