They ______him to drop the plan, but he was determined to carry it through to the end.
| A．urged | B．persuaded | C．encouraged | D．suggested |
______ this job doesn’t pay very much, but ______ I can’t get another one.
| A．In the first place; in the second place | B．On one hand; on another hand |
| C．On the one hand; on the other hand | D．For one thing; for another |
He was good at arts, but ______, he was studying hard ______ being admitted to an engineering college.
| A．strange enough; in the hope of | B．strangely enough; in the hope of |
| C．strange enough; in the hope that | D．strangely enough; in the hope that |
I tried to call you last night, but I couldn’t ______.
| A．get through | B．go through |
| C．tell off | D．turn off |
Which ______ did you enter for at the sports meet?
| A．affairs | B．incidents |
| C．businesses | D．events |
In the end the police decided not to ban the ______.
| A．parade | B．distribution |
| C．march | D．import |