The students will take morning exercise every day, _________ it rains.
| A．except | B．except for | C．except that | D．except when |
——Tom, you are caught late again.
——Oh, ____.
| A．not at all | B．just my luck | C．never mind | D．that’s all right |
____ the temperature might drop, coal was prepared for warming.
| A．To consider | B．Considered | C．Considering | D．To be considered |
——We must thank you for taking the trouble to cook us a meal.
——____.
| A．With pleasure | B．It doesn’t matter | C．It was no trouble at all | D．By all means |
——Do you mind if I smoke?
——____
| A．Why not? | B．Yes, help yourself | C．Go ahead | D．Yes, but you’d better not |
——So you missed the meeting.
——____. I got there five minutes before it finished.
| A．Not at all | B．Not exactly | C．Not especially | D．Not really |