Though having failed several times, Tim, who didn’t give up his dream, _____ made his dream come true.
| A．extremely | B．finally | C．actually | D．gradually |
They wanted to charge ＄5,000 for the car, _____ we managed to bring the price down.
| A．but | B．so | C．when | D．since |
Tom is very pleased with the newly-built house which is almost ___ the one he used to live in.
| A．the twice size of | B．as twice big as | C．bigger twice than | D．twice the size of |
The chairman thought _____ necessary to invite Professor Smith to speak at the meeting.
| A．that | B．it | C．this | D．him |
I admired my classmate Lisa very much.___ her prettiness, she was smart and helpful.
| A．Except | B．But for | C．Apart from | D．In spite of |
_____ we can see, we can’t get very far in this project without her help.
| A．As long as | B．So long as | C．So far | D．As far as |