（届江苏省高三百校联合调研测试（一）英语试卷）
The keeper of the spring cleared away the leaves and branches, and wiped away the silt(淤泥) that would _______ have choked and polluted the fresh flow of water.
| A．thus | B．otherwise | C．therefore | D．later |
—We could invite John and Barbara to the Friday night party.
—Yes, ______ ? I’ll give them a call right now.
| A．why not | B．what for | C．why | D．what |
Jack wasn’t saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him _______he had done something very clever.
| A．as if | B．now that | C．while | D．though |
A bank is the place ______ they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.
| A．when | B．that | C．where | D．there |
—Will you marry me?
—Sorry, I am not your sort who is always keeping harping on things and trying to _______ others.
| A．look back on | B．approve of | C．be in the charge of | D．find fault with |
It ______ be the postman at the door. It’s only six o’clock.
| A．mustn’t | B．can’t | C．won’t | D．needn’t |