_______ he was the last man I wanted to see, I did all that I could to help him.
| A．As | B．Now that | C．While | D．As though |
Children should be encouraged to try new things but should not be too hard.
| A．drawn | B．stroke | C．rushed | D．pushed |
My son prefers us to email each other once a weekspend half an hour on the phone every night.
| A．other than | B．rather than | C．otherwise | D．instead of |
a lift on her way , Jenny finally managed to get to the station in time.
| A．offered | B．offer | C．offering | D．to offer |
What parents say and do in daily life usually have a(n) _________ influence on their child.
| A．practical | B．avoidable | C．beneficial | D．permanent |
A new study shows older men a lack of deep sleep are nearly twice as likely to develop high blood pressure.
| A．suffering for | B．who is suffering | C．who suffer from | D．who suffer to |