Private cars really provide much convenience to people, and ___ they cause too many problems.
| A．meanwhile | B．therefore | C．otherwise | D．instead |
______ can you expect to get a pay rise.
| A．With hard work | B．Although work hard |
| C．Only with hard work | D．Now that he works hard |
The officers narrowly escapedin the hot battle.
| A．have killed | B．to kill | C．to be killed | D．being killed |
We have made _____ a rule ______ in the office.
| A．this, not to smoke | B．it, smoking | C．it, to not smoke | D．it, not to smoke |
. I didn’t take part in _____ singing competition last Sunday because he was afraid of losing _____ face.
| A．a; the | B．/;/ | C．the; a | D．the; / |
The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, finally ______ because of the terrible weather.
| A．put off | B．broke down | C．called off | D．set off |