I was about to sail away ______ I heard the sound of stamping and singing on the bank,
| A．when | B．while | C．as | D．the instant |
How you deal with the misfortune when faced with it can truly ____ your character.
| A．test | B．examine | C．check | D．react |
The new tax policy only affects people on yearly incomes over ￥120,000, ____ the very rich.
| A．by the way | B．as a result | C．in other words | D．as a manner of |
After a pause, I went on with my story just ____ I had left off.
| A．what | B．that | C．which | D．where |
His first book is of great use for our course. But his latest one is ____ worth reading.
A. better B more C. much D. very
--- ____ busy schoolwork, the children also have to take arts, music and sports classes in their free time.
--- I wonder what they will become.
| A．Rather than | B．Owing to | C．Apart from | D．Expect for |