________ lack of interest, Tom kept trying hard to catch up with others.
| A．Although | B．In spite | C．Though | D．Despite |
______ me when you get it through and I’ll pick you up at your work place.
| A．Calling | B．Call | C．Called | D．To call |
—Mary broke up with me!
—You _____ have forgotten about the Valentine's Day．
| A．shouldn't | B．couldn't | C．needn't | D．mustn't |
Crossing roads without taking traffic lights into consideration, _____ they are part of a crowd, has been labeled as the “Chinese style of crossing roads”.
| A．since | B．as if | C．though | D．so long as |
Life of Pi is about an Indian boy who finds himself floating in _____ Pacific Ocean with_____ Bengal tiger after a shipwreck.
| A．the; a | B．/; a | C．the; / | D．/; the |
—Oh, Jesus, I can’t cut the durian (榴莲) into two halves however I tried!
—Easy, boy! Why not use _____ knife?
| A．a sharp | B．the sharper | C．a sharper | D．the sharpest |