---Are you free now? I’ve got something to tell you.
--- Ok, ______ you make your story short.
| A．so long as | B．even if | C．now that | D．in that case |
—Would you like to go shopping with me tonight?
---I’d like to , but there is going to be a(n)_____basketball match.
A live B aliv
e C lively D living
Bill will be away on ----business next week and Lucy will take---place of his position during his absence.
A the; the B/ ; the C the ; / D / ; /
Several times he almost brought himself to the point of speaking to them but his courage ________ him.
We have strong ________ for believing that the newly-invented material is not only popular but also a monument to the eco-friendly lifestyle.
| A．grounds | B．reasons | C．causes | D．purposes |
A firm from New Zealand has revealed a set of robotic legs which they claim will soon allow ________ wheelchair-bound people to walk again.
| A．extremely | B．previously | C．actually | D．eventually |