________ he returns to his native land.
| A．It is long that | B．It is not before long that |
| C．It won’t be long before | D．It will be long until |
（）, the pay isn't attractive enough, though the job itself is quite interesting.
| A． | Generally speaking | B． | On the contrary | C． | In particular | D． | To be honest |
－ Do you want another drink?
－ __________.
| A． I don’t think so. | B．No way | C．Not at all | D．I wouldn’t say no |
Practisig Chinese kung fu can not onlyone's strength, but also develop one's character.
| A． | bring up | B． | take up | C． | build up | D． | pull up |
John is very. －if he promises to do something he'll do it.
| A． | independent | B． | confident | C． | reliable | D． | flexible |
I have reached a point in my life ______ I am supposed to make decisions of my own.
| A．which | B．where | C．how | D．why |