Nowadays children have to take arts, music and sports classes in their free time ____ busy schoolwork.
| A．rather than | B．owing to | C．apart from | D．expect for |
No matter how________, it is not necessarily lifeless.
| A．dry a desert may be | B．a desert may be dry |
| C．may a desert be dry | D．dry may a desert be |
---Jason, you need to refresh yourself with a cup of coffee.
--- Yeah, I went to bed very late last night, ________, early this morning.
A, rather than B. what’s more
C. or rather D. what’s worse
—What about today's temperature?
—It's the same as, if the weather report is exact as usual, ________of yesterday．
| A．one | B．that | C．ones | D．those |
— I'm mad at what Jack said yesterday．
—________! He was just making a joke．
| A．Take your time | B．Lighten up |
| C．Enjoy yourself | D．Not at all |
Do you dress differently because of what you see in advertisements or buy things you might not ________buy？
| A．otherwise | B．therefore |
| C．furthermore | D．besides |