English is a course for anyone in university, ______ his or her major or previous educational qualifications are.
| A．whatever | B．whether | C．however | D．no matter |
American women were _____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
| A．ignored | B．refused | C．neglected | D．denied |
The generation _____ makes it difficult for parents to understand their children's opinions.
| A．division | B．gap | C．separation | D．interval |
Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards.
| A．equivalent | B．uniform | C．alike | D．likely |
Probability is the mathematical study of the _____ of an event's occurrence.
| A．desire | B．likelihood | C．result | D．effect |
As soon as the children were _____, their mother got them out of bed and into the bathroom.
| A．woke | B．waken | C．wake | D．awake |