–It’s too late to go to the football match now; ______,it’s being to rain.
| A．however | B．besides | C．on the contrary | D．because |
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— I phoned you at 7 yesterday evening but nobody answered.
— Oh, I ________ my dog in the park then.
| A．walked | B．was walking | C．had walked | D．would walk |
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Paris________ be a wonderful city but it’s not somewhere I’d like to live.
| A．might | B．would | C．must | D．can |
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A decline in electricity output forces industrial estates and cities to burn more coal and give out more carbon to _________ the shortfall.
| A．make out | B．make up | C．bring out | D．bring up |
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Maya ________ me deeply when I read her writing, but she touches me most of all when I hear her speak.
| A．controls | B．affects | C．amuses | D．confuses |
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Orange-uniformed emergency workers are searching the smoking ruins for three people _______ buried when the structure was shaken to the ground.
| A．to fear | B．fearing | C．feared | D．fear |