I was scared and feeling pretty anxious, _______in a new country.
| A．for the first time I was | B．I was the first time |
| C．being the first time | D．this being my first time |
It is the test system, rather than the teachers,_______ is to blame for the students' heavy burden nowadays.
| A．who | B．this | C．that | D．whom |
—_____ do you like the match?
—More exciting than _____.
| A．How; to expect | B．How; expected |
| C．What; expected | D．What; to expect |
Betty’s parents are away for the week, so I think I’d go over to keep her _____.
| A．company | B．firm | C．absence | D．favor |
True friendship is like sound health, _____ value is seldom known until it is lost.
| A．whose | B．of which | C．as | D．which |
_____ not to hang out at midnight, the boy headed home soon.
| A．Reminding | B．Having reminded |
| C．Reminded | D．To remind |