He smiled politely ________ Mary apologized for her drunken friends.(2012·山东)
| A．as | B．if | C．unless | D．though |
________ is known to all, China will be an _______ and powerful country in 20 or 30 years.
| A．That; advancing | B．This; advanced |
| C．As; advanced | D．It; advanced |
–There is a story here in the paper about a 110-year-old man.
--My goodness! I can’t imagine ______that old. .
| A．to be | B．to have been |
| C．being | D．having been |
My mother likes everything in order, and she always remind us to put things back______ we get them from.
| A．so that | B．in which | C．once | D．where |
Washington, a state in the US, was named ______one of the greatest American presidents.
| A．in honor of | B．instead of |
| C．in favor of | D．by means of |
Never ______Lisa would arrive but she turned up at the last minute.
| A．did we think | B．have we thought |
| C．we thought | D．we have thought |