The author of the article believes that it is the test system，________teachers，that is responsible for the heavy burden of the middle school students nowadays.
| A．rather than | B．or rather |
| C．other than | D．more than |
_____ is no doubt that he means to help, but in fact he just gets in the way.
| A．It | B．There | C．That | D．As |
--- _____________ I toured Zhangjiajie, I was deeply impressed with its beautiful scenery.
| A．The first time | B．At first |
| C．It was the first time | D．For the first time |
In the good care of the nurses, the boy is __________ recovering from his heart operation .
| A．quietly | B．actually |
| C．practically | D．gradually |
When I rushed there, there were so many people __________ outside the booking office that I could figure out that my chances of getting a ticket were slim.
| A．waiting | B．waited |
| C．to wait | D．who wait |
It’s not _________ books you read but the way you read them _________ decides how successfully you gain knowledge.
| A．a number of; which | B．a number of; that |
| C．the number of; which | D．the number of; that |