They wanted to charge $5,000 for the car, ________we managed to bring the price down.
| A．but | B．so | C．when | D．since |
. It is the test system, _____ the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays.
| A．other than | B．or rather | C．rather than | D．more than |
. To the surprise of many people, in ten years the city’s population ____ by 12%.
| A．gained | B．expanded | C．developed | D．spread |
--What about the protection?
---Let’s keep the surface ____ dirty by putting a cover over it.
| A．far from | B．free from | C．apart from | D．away from |
. The order _____the general gave was _____we must break through the enemy’s defence .
| A．that; / | B．/; that | C．which; which | D．that ; which |
.The most ____news was that my parents were so ____with my school grades.
| A．disappointed; disappointed | B．disappointing; disappointing |
| C．disappointed; disappointing | D．disappointing; disappointed |