Managers in excellent companies have a strong _____ for doing things rather than talking about situations.
| A．opinion | B．feeling | C．idea | D．preference |
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— Would you like to go to the exhibition with me, Dorothy?
—I have got no interest in it; ______ , I have lots of emails to send.
| A．otherwise | B．besides | C．however | D．therefore |
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---Though I met with one difficulty after another, I _____ to get through with it.
--Congratulations to you!
| A．hoped | B．tired | C．wanted | D．managed |
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You may fly to South Korea next Friday, ______ you don’t mind changing planes on the way.
| A．as far as | B．provided | C．unless | D．supposing |
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As reported in the essay by Prof. Brown, it is only in the most difficult circumstances ________ a man’s abilities are fully tested.
| A．when | B．where | C．that | D．as |
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______ the traffic jam we should have arrived at the airport half an hour earlier.
| A．In spite of | B．Except for | C．As a result of | D．But for |