The English language____ the rules and____ each group of people brought to Britain with them.
| A．consists of; vocabulary | B．consists in; vocabulary |
| C．consists of; vocabularies | D．consists in; vocabularies |
We students are so busy with our homework that we have no time for outdoor exercise, ______ we have the desire.
| A．wherever | B．whenever | C．even if | D．as if |
He was wild with joy when he ______ a solution to the difficult problem.
| A．made up with | B．put up with | C．came up with | D．kept up with |
______ of the parents has confirmed it was their child’s fault to be late for class, saying the school bus came later than usual.
| A．Both | B．Either | C．None | D．Neither |
______ he explained it to me did I make sense of what he said.
| A．Hardly had | B．Not until | C．Shortly after | D．No sooner |
It sounded like something was wrong with the car’s engine then, ______ they would have carried on their journey.
| A．otherwise | B．therefore | C．meanwhile | D．besides |