The Yangtze River, China’s longest, has been affected by a severe drought, ________ the lowest level of rainfall this year since 1961．
| A．with | B．for | C．beyond | D．besides[来 |
He promised that he ______ us in the party, but he hasn’t turned up until now.
| A．will join | B．had joined |
| C．would join | D．has joined |
There are about one million words in English. ________, most people use only about ten thousand of them.
| A．Moreover | B．However | C．Otherwise | D．Therefore |
---Mr. Jones isn’t at his desk. Where is he?
---_______. I have no idea.
| A．You are welcome | B．Tell me about it |
| C．Let’s call it a day | D．You’ve got me there |
A smile ______ the mother’s face when the son walked onto the platform to receive the prize.
| A．lit up | B．brought up |
| C．put up | D．took up |
My teacher speaks English well indeed, but of course not __ a native speaker.
| A．as fluent as | B．more fluent than |
| C．so fluently as | D．much fluently than |