I spent five hours repairing the car. The work was ____ simple.
| A．nothing but | B．anything but |
| C．something of | D．all except |
We had a marvelous holiday: only the last two days were slightly _____ by the weather.
| A．damaged | B．hurt | C．ruined | D．spoiled |
The book seems to have been _____ from various books and articles.
| A．pieced together | B．taken off |
| C．broken away | D．pulled out |
As more and more cars are produced and used, so the _____ from their exhaust-pipes contains an even larger volume of poisonous gas.
| A．exposure | B．distribution | C．expansion | D．emission |
He left in such a hurry that I _____ had time to thank him.
| A．almost | B．even | C．nearly | D．scarcely |
There are usually at least two _____ of looking at every question.
| A．ways | B．directions | C．views | D．opinions |