She loved her husband _________the fact that he is addicted to smoking.
| A．due to | B．as | C．despite | D．though |
—Oh, my God! It’s just a sea of cars. How can you ___________ your car?
—That’s easy. Mine is colored differently from any other one.
| A．give out | B．pick out | C．take out | D．figure out |
You’d better go there by train. The train ticket is __________the airplane ticket.
| A．as cheap three times as | B．as three times cheap as |
| C．three times cheaper than | D．cheaper three times than |
—Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away?
—Thank you，____________.
| A．it couldn’t be better | B．of course you can |
| C．if you like | D．it’s up to you |
The beautiful scenery around the lake __________ him to write this famous poem.
| A．encouraged | B．inspired | C．urged | D．admired |
. It is Tom rather than his classmates that _________ to blame for what has happened.
A. areB isC. were D. was