Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice, _______ they knew it to be valuable.
| A．as if | B．now that | C．even though | D．so that |
Beijing took steps to limit the kinds of high-risk of borrowing money from the banks that can create the high price of housing, ______ happened in the United States．
| A．a．as | B．that | C．how | D．while |
the whole process for the studies of cancer took more than a year, the technology is moving so fast that it will soon take just weeks．
| A．How | B．Because | C．If | D．While |
In the past few months, the central bank governor and others ______ measures to prevent prices from rising too fast．
| A．called for | B．are calling for |
| C．have called for | D．will call for |
I don't expect children to be rude, nor ______ them to be disobeyed．
| A．did I expect | B．do I expect | C．I expect | D．I expected |
all his courage, he invited Celine to get off the train with him．
| A．To gather | B．Gathered | C．Gathering | D．Being gathered |