.His English composition is good _____some spelling mistakes.
| A．besides | B．except | C．except that | D．except for |
Everybody thought the battle would be . And they were right.
| A．losing | B．missing | C．lost | D．missed |
One of the provinces in the north has to form a new state.
| A．broken down | B．broken up | C．broken out | D．broken away |
by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.
| A．Attracting | B．Attracted | C．To be attracted | D．Having attracted |
Both teams were in hard training; was to lose the game.
| A．either | B．neither | C．another | D．the other |
There is plenty of rain in the southeast, there is little in the northwest.
| A．because | B．therefore | C．while | D．as |