We feel our duty to make our country a better place.
| A．it | B．this | C．that | D．one |
The hurricane damaged many houses and business buildings；_________，it caused 20 deaths.
| A．or else | B．therefore | C．after all | D．besides |
The performer was waving his stick in the street and it ___ missed the child standing nearby.
| A．narrowly | B．nearly | C．hardly | D．closely |
I hear____ boys in your school like playing football in their spare time, though others prefer basketball.
| A．quite a lot | B．quite a few | C．quite a bit | D．quite a little |
Of the two sisters, Betty is_______ one, and she is also the one who loves to be quiet．
| A．a younger | B．a youngest | C．the younger | D．the youngest |
Letterboxes are much more _______ in the UK than in the US, where most people have a mailbox instead.
| A．common | B．normal | C．ordinary | D．usual |