_______ the English examination, I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.
| A．In spite of | B．As for |
| C．Because of | D．But for |
If you let challenges and difficulties benefit ______ depress you, much more can be accomplished than you thought possible.
| A．more than | B．rather than | C．less than | D．other than |
It is said that that boy, who has a great ______ for singing and dancing, is from Nanchang No.3 Middle School.
| A．gift | B．present | C．award | D．reward |
The oceans and seas ______ the islands are more or less polluted.
| A．surrounding | B．surrounded | C．are surrounded by | D．are surrounding |
Each new way of looking at a situation deepens our understanding and makes ______ easier to discover new possibilities.
| A．this | B．it | C．one | D．that |
Why not stay at home ______ the road is so slippery after the heavy snow?
| A．so long as | B．in case | C．so far as | D．now that |