—____________ difficulty you meet, remember that it might just be a touchstone.
—You are right. __________ difficult it is, we will never give in.
| A．However; whatever | B．However; however | C．Whatever; whatever | D．Whatever; however |
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_____ that Marie was able to set up new branches elsewhere.
| A．So successful her business was | B．So successful was her business |
| C．So her business was successful | D．So was her successful business |
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The last thirty years _____ the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress. Until today we have reached a stage _______ we have almost no rights at all．
| A．saw; which | B．see; where | C．are seeing; in which | D．have seen; where |
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The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long time _____ we meet them again.
| A．after | B．before | C．since | D．when |
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--- Have your working conditions improved?
--- No, _____ than before, I’m afraid.
| A．no better | B．a little better | C．not worse | D．no worse |
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The Professor in the end decided to give the prize to____he believed had a good sense of English.
| A．who | B．anyone | C．whoever | D．whomever |