--- ____ busy schoolwork, the children also have to take arts, music and sports classes in their free time.
--- I wonder what they will become.
| A．Rather than | B．Owing to | C．Apart from | D．Expect for |
The book was his greatest success; with it he ______.
| A．arrived | B．had arrived |
| C．arrives | D．will arrive |
--- Excuse me. Can I borrow your ______ pencil-box?
--- Certainly, here it is.
| A．blue cheap plastic |
| B．plastic blue cheap |
| C．cheap blue plastic |
| D．plastic cheap blue |
Carl is starting college in September. ______, he’s traveling around Europe.
| A．Therefore | B．Meanwhile | C．Though | D．However |
As there was no spare bedroom, Susan had to ______ her friend for a night in the sitting-room.
| A．build up | B．fix up |
| C．take up | D．pick up |
--- Are you returning to your hometown this winter holiday?
--- Yes. By the way, have you any message ______ to your family?
| A．taken | B．to take | C．to be taken | D．taking |