-- - Alison, I’m sorry. I can’t come to the wedding with you tomorrow morning. 
-- ________? -- My grandma was severely ill, so I have to stay in the hospital to look after her.
| A．How is it | B．How come | C．So what | D．What’s the problem |
（届安徽省安庆市高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷）
— Stress can be extremely harmful to your health. Exercise, ______, can reduce its bad effects.
— I can’t agree more.
| A．therefore | B．meanwhile | C．besides | D．otherwise |
（届江苏省淮州中学高三3月份模拟英语试卷）
Light-to-moderate smokers were ________ to die of sudden heart problems than those who had never smoked.
| A．as twice likely | B．twice more possible |
| C．twice more likely | D．as twice possible |
（届安徽省马鞍山市高三第一次教学质量检测英语试卷）
Although I majored in English, language _______ became a challenge when I set foot in the USA for the first time.
| A．luckily | B．naturally | C．surprisingly | D．gradually |
Mr. Stevenson is great to work for ——I really couldn't ask for a _______ boss.
| A．better | B．good | C．best | D．still better |
I’ve been writing this report____ for the last two weeks, but it has to be handed in tomorrow.
| A．finally | B．immediately | C．occasionally | D．certainly |