Much as he liked the book,____he didn’t have enough money to buy it．
| A．but | B．and | C．therefore | D．/ |
I’ve got two tickets for tonight’s concert. I ___________ my little sister.
| A．take | B．have taken | C．am taking | D．took |
He doesn’t know the city very well, because this is the first time he _______ here.
| A．came | B．has been | C．come | D．am coming |
This machine _______. It hasn’t worked for years.
| A．didn’t work | B．wasn’t working | C．doesn’t work | D．isn’t working |
I would rather _____ a little earlier to avoid ________in the rush hour traffic.
| A．to start; catching | B．start; being caught |
| C．start; to be caught | D．starting; being caught |
He speaks English well indeed, but of course not ______ a native speaker.
| A．as fluent as | B．more fluent than |
| C．so fluently as | D．much fluently than |