________ good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Shandong Cuisine.
| A．Far from | B．Regardless of | C．Instead of | D．Apart from |
The famous reporter, who is said to have gone back to America last year, _____in China for almost twenty years.
| A．lived | B．was living | C．has lived | D．had lived |
–What would you like to eat here?
-- ____ but spaghetti, which is not to my taste.
| A．Anything | B．Nothing | C．Something | D．Everything |
Tom’s parents were very worried because ___little effort he made could hardly achieve the goal to be ___ captain of the team.
| A．a; the | B．the; / | C．/; / | D．a; / |
____ surprises us most is that she doesn’t even know ____ the difference between the two lies.
| A．What; where | B．What; which |
| C．What; what | D．That; where |
--- Do you think living in the country has advantages?
--- ____.
| A．Yes, perfectly | B．Yes, it is |
| C．Well, that depends | D．Nothing at all |