________ terrible weather it was when tsunami and earthquakes happened in Japan.
| A．How | B．How a | C．What | D．What a |
It’s our presence rather than our presents ____ really counts.
| A．which | B．what | C．why | D．that |
He has worked out exactly what his income will have to be during the first six months to _____ his costs.
| A．spare | B．cover | C．save | D．spend |
Only when the war was over in 1945 ______ able to get back to work.
| A．was he | B．did he | C．could he | D．could he be |
To make your argument more ________, you should put forward more supporting information.
| A．convinced | B．convincing |
| C．to be convinced | D．to be convincing |
There is something wrong with his throat; ______, Michael has to give up the singing competition.
| A．as a matter of fact | B．on the whole |
| C．as a result | D．in particular |