________ going to a language school, Andrew also went to the library almost every day and learned about 20 Chinese characters a day.
| A．Apart from | B．Far from |
| C．Due to | D．Instead of |
American women were _____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
| A．ignored | B．refused | C．neglected | D．denied |
. On turning the corner, we saw the road _____ steeply.
| A．departing | B．decreasing | C．descending | D．depressing |
We can't _____ one to change the habits of a lifetime in a short time.
| A．hope | B．wait | C．expect | D．imagine |
It was necessary to _____ the factory building as the company was doing more and more business.
| A．extend | B．increase | C．lengthen | D．magnify |
. I asked the tailor to make a small _____ to my trousers because they were too long.
| A．change | B．variation | C．revision | D．alteration |