The twins were so much alike; I could hardly ________ Tom.
| A．pick up | B．pick out | C．pick off | D．pick at |
In the good care of the nurses, the boy is ______ recovering from his heart operation.
| A．quietly | B．actually | C．gradually | D．practically |
It was _____ terrible earthquake and ______ number of people who were killed reached more than 20,000.
| A．a; the | B．the; a | C．the; the | D．a; a |
------My daughter came first in the English speech contest.
------Did she? __________.
| A．Cheer up | B．Good luck | C．Best wishes | D．Congratulations |
The stranger shook me by the hand warmly ___ he were to say he knew me well.
| A．even if | B．when | C．if | D．as if |
The reason _____ he refused to attend the meeting was that they didn’t give him an invitation earlier.
| A．how | B．which | C．why | D．because |