Chengdu has focused on improving the surrounding countryside，________encouraging largescale city expansion.
| A．due to | B．rather than |
| C．except for | D．other than |
.—He didn’t feel a bit nervous when ________.
—No. He’d had a lot of time ________ for it after all.
| A．interviewing; to prepare | B．interviewed; to prepare |
| C．interviewing; preparing | D．being interviewed; preparing |
How long do you think _________ the computer company launches a new model?
| A．it will be before | B．will it be until | C．will it be when | D．it will be that |
Miss Li _ as a secretary for five years in the company, and now she is general manager of it.
| A．serves | B．served | C．had served | D．has served |
A warm thought suddenly came to me _______ I might substitute the hero to buy some flowers for his mother’s 60th birthday. 
| A．if | B．when | C．that | D．which |
Though a typhoon is on the way, people are still looking forward _____ the outdoor concert by the pop singer.
| A．to canceling | B．not to canceling | C．not to cancel | D．to not canceling |