He had decided to give it up, but on ______ second thought, he decided to try ____ 3rd time.
| A．the ; a | B．/ ; / | C．a ; a | D．/ ; a |
Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and _______the water over the hand.
| A．spread | B．dropped | C．poured | D．covered |
Our cousin who is attending college in New York phones us every Sunday at six, _________ as clockwork.
| A．usually | B．frequently | C．regularly | D．commonly |
A kind of glass dish that _____ heat is useful.
| A．resists | B．rejects | C．defends | D．keeps |
This novel is ______ a good book, but there are many that are better.
| A．very | B．rather | C．fairly | D．quite |
As we all know, we are what we eat. ________, it’s very important for us to form healthy eating habits. _________, bad eating habits are still very common among us students. _______ the fact that bad eating habits will do harm to our health, we students never take it seriously.
A. Nevertheless B. Therefore C. Though D. Thus
A. Otherwise B. Despite C. However D. Afterwards