–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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Joe’s_______ in the get-together surely brought us a lot of pleasure as he is a man with a
strong sense of humour.
| A．joining | B．having been joined | C．joined | D．had joined |
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_________ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research.
| A．So curious the couple was | B．So curious were the couple |
| C．So were curious the couple | D．So was the couple curious |
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36. No one knows _________ prevented the rumor from spreading.
| A．what was it that | B．what it was that |
| C．how it was that | D．why it was that |
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. _________advertisements are of great help, I don’t think we should entirely rely on them.
| A．Since | B．While | C．Once | D．As |
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I feel honored to introduce Mr White to you, without _________consideration our project
would have ended in failure.
| A．whom | B．that | C．whose | D．who |