---- Could I take a few days’ leave, sir?
----- I’m afraid you can’t ___________ the work is being done.
A.until | B.before | C.after | D.as |
Her spirits remained up __________ her disappointment.
A.in spite of | B.due to | C.so long as | D.as well as |
Do you _____________ they play the same song again and again over the radio?
A.hate that | B.hate it for | C.hate it when | D.hate |
Bats are surprisingly long-lived creatures, some____________ a life span of around 20 years.
A.have | B.had | C.to have | D.having |
Had they known what was coming next, they ___________ second thoughts.
A.may have | B.could have | C.must have had | D.might have had |
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. |