—Panasonic plans to lay off 35,000 employees globally within 2 years．
—The cuts _____ 9% of the company’s staff．
| A．make up | B．take over |
| C．hold back | D．come out |
Busy _____ he was, he tried his best to help you.
| A．as | B．when | C．since | D．for |
I learned a little Russian _____ I was at middle school.
| A．though | B．although | C．as if | D．when |
_____ we got to the station, the train had left already.
| A．If | B．Unless | C．Since | D．When |
_____ the rain stops, we' 11 set off for the station.
| A．Before | B．Unless | C．As soon as | D．Though |
She was _____ tired _____ she could not move an inch.
| A．so, that | B．such, that | C．very, that | D．so, as |