When I left the island last night，_______ word came that _______ strong wind would hit it soon.
| A．a, a | B．a, ／ | C．/ , a | D．a,a |
Jane is determined to go to France for further education _______ all the possible consequences.
| A．instead of | B．regardless of |
| C．in addition to | D．in response to |
---Would you please repeat the grammar rules again?
---Of course, but I am sure that you _______ to me carefully, as I have told you twice already.
| A．don’t listen | B．wouldn’t listen |
| C．weren’t listening | D．aren’t listening |
Adrian’s hard work _________. He graduated with good grades and got into a top high school.
| A．paid off | B．paid back | C．paid for | D．paid out |
The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action quietly, and to have it _____ by accident.
| A．find out | B．finding out | C．found out | D．be found out |
---Has anything caught your eye in today’s newspaper?
---Yes. A new eight-kilometer-long road is under ________ that links the port area with the motorway system.
| A．consideration | B．construction | C．conservation | D．constitution |