Chengdu has focused on improving the surrounding countryside，________encouraging largescale city expansion.
| A．due to | B．rather than |
| C．except for | D．other than |
I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never in my life _____ so happy.
| A．I was feeling | B．did I feel |
| C．I felt | D．had I felt |
He is always ready to help others, seldom, _____, refusing them when they turn to him.
| A．if any | B．if not | C．if never | D．if ever |
After greetings the teacher said to his students, “Today we will _____ the lesson where we left off yesterday.”
| A．take down | B．take over |
| C．take up | D．take off |
_____ in her maths homework, Amy kept thinking and writing for an hour in her study.
| A．Deeply absorbed |
| B．Having deeply absorbed |
| C．Deeply being absorbed |
| D．Having been deeply absorbed |
They were in great need of help then. Therefore, your timely support certainly made a(n) _____.
| A．deal | B．difference | C．decision | D．effort |