_____ the recent bad weather, the project is several weeks behind schedule.
| A．Apart from | B．Owing to | C．Instead of | D．But for |
It is most ________that the experts will come to the area to investigate the possible damage caused by the heavy flood.
| A．likely | B．perhaps | C．possibly | D．probably |
_______ he was 12, Einstein had learned advanced mathematics by himself.
| A．As soon as | B．At the time | C．By the time | D．During the time |
________is often the case, the weather has turned out well as expected.
| A．Which | B．When | C．What | D．As |
As far as I see, ______ is no possibility ________ she will lend me a hand.
| A．it; that | B．there; that | C．at; whether | D．there; whether |
When the middle-aged man was visiting his girlfriend, she demanded that he _______ his beard.
| A．shaved | B．had shaved | C．would shave | D．shave |