The job is great _________ salary. It has its disadvantages, though..
| A．in case of | B．as a result of | C．in terms of | D．except for |
— I phoned you at 7 yesterday evening but nobody answered.
— Oh, I ________ my dog in the park then.
| A．walked | B．was walking | C．had walked | D．would walk |
________, I prefer to listen to classical music rather than rock ’n’ roll.
| A．Sooner or later | B．In this way |
| C．On the whole | D．Little by little |
The twin sisters look so much alike that it’s ________ impossible to tell one from the other.
| A．even | B．almost | C．slightly | D．hardly |
Paris________ be a wonderful city but it’s not somewhere I’d like to live.
| A．might | B．would | C．must | D．can |
For 800 years Oxford and Cambridge universities ________ in everything from Nobel prizes to boat races.
| A．competed | B．had been competing |
| C．have competed | D．compete |