______ I have made great progress in my spoken English, I can not express myself freely.
| A．In spite of | B．Even though | C．As though | D．Despite |
The scenery in my hometown is beautiful beyond ______.
| A．communication | B．expression | C．situation | D．organization |
He got 97 points, ____ second in this English test.
| A．ranked | B．ranking | C．and ranking | D．to rank |
—Can you tell us what is important to a businessman?
— ________ information.
| A．Collect | B．Collected |
| C．Having collected | D．Collecting |
It was not what he said but the way ____ he said it that made all the people laugh.
| A．in which | B．which | C．how | D．in that |
The weather turn out to be fine yesterday. I__________ the trouble to carry my umbrella with me,
| A．should have taken | B．could have taken |
| C．needn’t have taken | D．mustn’t have taken |