His humorous closing speech was a welcome addition to the ______dull meeting．
| A．therefore | B．meanwhile | C．otherwise | D．nevertheless |
________ village where I was born has grown into ________ town.
| A．The; a | B．A; the | C．The; the | D．A; a |
Ralph W. Emerson would always ______ new ideas that occurred to him.
| A．set off | B．set about | C．set up | D．set down |
No soonerstepped on the stage than the audience broke into thunderous applause.
| A． | had Mo Yan | B． | Mo Yan had | C． | has Mo Yan | D． | Mo Yan has |
— You know, I met my girlfriend’s parents for the first time only yesterday.
— ________? I thought you’d met them before.
| A．So what | B．Pardon | C．Really | D．What for |
（）the delayed flight will take off depends much on the weather.
| A． | Why | B． | When | C． | That | D． | What |