____ what I had previously thought, my new deskmate turned out to be a very interesting guy.
| A．Instead of | B．In spite of | C．Contrary to | D．Because of |
This novel is ______ a good book, but there are many that are better.
| A．very | B．rather | C．fairly | D．quite |
As we all know, we are what we eat. ________, it’s very important for us to form healthy eating habits. _________, bad eating habits are still very common among us students. _______ the fact that bad eating habits will do harm to our health, we students never take it seriously.
A. Nevertheless B. Therefore C. Though D. Thus
A. Otherwise B. Despite C. However D. Afterwards
What she said is ________ true. That is to say, not all she said is true.
| A．some | B．partly | C．not | D．almost |
_______ there is a snowstorm or some other bad weather, the mail always comes on time.
| A．Because | B．Unless | C．As | D．So |
Such a small man can't _____ reach the balloon one meter higher than he.
| A．possibly | B．likely | C．unlikely | D．impossibly |