“Sorry, sorry…,” he whispered, ________ talking to himself.
| A．while | B．even if | C．as if | D．when |
The manager said that they had an _____ plan if the plan they had submitted was not accepted.
| A．alternate | B．alternative | C．absolute | D．appreciable |
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 |
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 |