---Do you think the weather will be all right this summer?
---No, _______ we’re lucky. The newspaper says it’ll be very hot anyway.
| A．unless | B．if | C．though | D．as |
Because the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book, she is always _____ her place.
| A．loosing | B．missing | C．losing | D．looking for |
. As he had no friends and relatives in the town, the traveler tried to find a _____ somewhere.
| A．log | B．lodge | C．landing | D．lodging |
Russia's withdrawal of its experts from China did not strangle (压垮) the Chinese people; _____ it stirred up their enthusiasm for greater exertions.
| A．on the other hand | B．on the contrary | C．to the contrary | D．in consequence |
She has lost her handbag with the _____ sum of $150 in it.
| A．extraordinary | B．important | C．considerable | D．valuable |
Many people complain of the rapid _____ of modern life.
| A．rate | B．pace | C．speed | D．growth |