_____, the fire was discovered soon after it broke out , otherwise it might cause much greater damage．
| A．Strangely | B．Eventually | C．Naturally | D．Fortunately |
The police were ____ that they search for the 12-year-old girl thief immediately.
| A．expected | B．reported |
| C．demanded | D．suspected |
—She looks very happy. She ____have passed the exam.
—I guess so. It’s not difficult after all.
| A．should | B．could | C．might | D．must |
In some families, it is the grandparents who ____for the spoiled child.
| A．are blamed | B．is blamed |
| C．are to blame | D．has been blamed |
The tour group ____ 50 students is coming to China next Monday.
| A．consisted of | B．consisting of |
| C．to consist of | D．consists of |
____ their small cottage in the countryside, they also have a big apartment in the city.
| A．Apart from | B．Rather than |
| C．Because of | D．Except for |