Mr. Smith doesn't go to his usual club, ________ it is being decorated these days.
| A．for | B．yet |
| C．so | D．or |
I'd like a job which pays more, but_________ I enjoy the work I'm doing at the moment.
| A．on the other hand | B．on the contrary | C．instead | D．as a consequence |
She’s aiming ______a sholarship; That is why she has been focusing her minds_____her work..
| A．at; on | B．to; on | C．for ; in | D．at; into |
They knew her very well. They had seen her _______ up from childhood.
| A．grow | B．grew | C．was growing | D．to grow |
He thought the painting was of little______ so he gave it away to me.
| A．cost | B．value | C．expense | D．price |
After doing part-time jobs or a week, he got a______ position as office-boy.
| A．permanent | B．aggressive | C．universal | D．abstract. |