Brown said he was by no means annoyed; ___________ he was glad to be able to make himself clearly understood.
| A．all in all | B．on the other hand |
| C．on the contrary | D．in many ways. |
Max could smell the rain coming. And it did. Suddenly the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly__________him.
| A．to blind | B．blinded | C．blinding | D．having blinded |
Bill has been working on The Wall Street Journal for eight years and never once__________late to work.
| A．he had come | B．he has come | C．had he come | D．has he come |
There is a belief among students in some universities to be a volunteer will help prepare themselves for the future.
| A．where | B．who | C．whether | D．that |
--Guess what? Yesterday I ran into Jessie, one of my old friends. We haven't seen for years.
--__________！
| A．Sounds great | B．Good for you | C．So nice | D．Once again |
Jean could be a very pretty girl, but she__________no attention to her clothes.
| A．pays | B．was paying | C．paid | D．had paid |