Chinese economy suffered a great loss from the May12 earthquake _____ the snow and ice storm in February, 2008. Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．as well as | B．in addition | C．besides | D．apart from |
I was in the middle of my call because I had no more coins to put in the box.
| A．cut off | B．broken in | C．hung up | D．put down |
The students running on the playground are all in their uniforms, so it’s hard for you to_____ my sister in them.
| A．take up | B．take out | C．pick up | D．pick out |
As you see , the number of cars on our roads________ rising these days.
| A．was keeping | B．keep | C．keeps | D．were keeping |
Only when I left my parents for Italy ________ how much I loved them.
| A．I realized | B．I had realized | C．had I realized | D．did I realized |
Up to now, he _______ most of the works by Mark Twain.
| A．is reading | B．has read | C．will read | D．reads |