He slipped and broke his leg. _________, he will have to be away from school for two or three months.
| A．On the contrary | B．In a word | C．In a way | D．As a result |
Her operation was a success, but it took her a long time to ___ from her illness.
| A．suffer | B．return | C．recover | D．come |
She changed so much that I could hardly _____ her when we met again after a separation of 20 years. What’s more, she had just had her hair cut, and she was wearing new glasses.
| A．recognize | B．know | C．remember | D．tell |
We had planned to climb the hill this morning, but the heavy rain _____ our plan.
| A．settled | B．ignored | C．upset | D．received |
Is that person honest? I find _____ hard to believe what he said.
| A．one | B．it | C．him | D．that |
Of the two brothers, Bill is ___ younger one, and he is ____ quiet boy, one that most adults like very much.
| A．the; a | B．a ; the | C．a; one | D．the ; the |