--- ____ busy schoolwork, the children also have to take arts, music and
sports classes in their free time.
--- I wonder what they will become.
| A．Rather than | B．Expect for | C．Apart from | D．Owing to |
He’s never lost a day’s work through illness. He’s as _____ as old boots.
| A．strong | B．high | C．rough | D．tough |
Jim went to answer the phone. _____ , Harry started to prepare lunch.
| A．However | B．Nevertheless | C．Besides | D．Meanwhile |
The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already _____ for a meal to be cooked.
| A．laid | B．being laid | C．put | D．being put |
There will be a _____ TV report of tonight’s football match and we can enjoy it together.
| A．alive | B．living | C．live | D．lively |
What a great _____ do you think a word of praise from the teacher will have on pupils?
| A．result | B．account | C．effect | D．cause |