It' s obviously not urgent, ____ they would have called us straight away．
| A．or rather | B．or else | C．rather than | D．other than |
After the meeting was over, the secretary ________ the new worker to the manager’s office.
| A．rejected | B．suspected | C．arranged | D．guided |
The expert says that nowadays there are too many problems linked to poor diet and a ________of exercise.
| A．limit | B．lack | C．need | D．demand |
_____ new cure for this disease that medical experts have recently developed proves to be ______ most effective, although it can not completely kill all the viruses.
| A．A; a | B．The; / | C．/; the | D．A; the |
— What do you think of the novel written by the well-known writer?
— Sorry, no _________!
| A．wonder | B．doubt | C．comment | D．way |
If my father ______ here yesterday, he would have stopped me from going surfing.
| A．had been | B．were | C．should be | D．has been |