It will be a big help if you go to the store and get what we need for dinner.________， I'll set the table.
| A．As a result | B．On the whole |
| C．In the meanwhile | D．As a matter of fact |
Tom was the second to reach the top of the mountain, Mike _______ the first.
| A．was | B．is | C．being | D．has been |
This painting is so valuable that it is rather difficult to calculate _______ its price would be if the museum _______ to sell it.
| A．how much; would want | B．what; wanted |
| C．what; wants | D．how much; wants |
While _______ driver’s licenses in China, new car drivers will have to fill out a body part donation form, which is _______ for some drivers-to-be.
| A．applying for; disturbed | B．apply for; disturbed |
| C．applying for; disturbing | D．applying to; disturbing |
The earth could be younger and took more than three times longer to form than _______ thought, according to a new study.
| A．favorably | B．deliberately | C．practically | D．previously |
Avril Lavigne _______ to be a rock superstar because she ______ rock music even in her childhood.
| A．promised; was drunk with | B．expected; was drunk in |
| C．wished; was drunk for | D．wanted; was drinking with |