______ the illness pneumonia, Jackson couldn’t go on teaching.
| A．As a result | B．As the result |
| C．As result of | D．As a result of |
I would rather you ______ my advice. Now you’ve got a bad result. It serves you right.
| A．took | B．would take | C．had taken | D．take |
With the help of the firefighters, the people caught in the fire managed to escape to the safe place, ______.
| A．hungrily and frightened | B．hungry and frightened |
| C．hungrily and frightening | D．hungry and frightening |
---- How long was it ______ you finally reached your goal of becoming a doctor?
---- Five years.
| A．before | B．since | C．when | D．until |
Cold ______ the night air was, he slept soundly because he was so tired after working for a whole day.
| A．although | B．while | C．however | D．as |
The price of the goods in this shop is too high. I can buy only half the goods I bought in that shop and I’m paying ________.
| A．as three times much | B．as much three times |
| C．much as three times | D．three times as much |