The design of the modern architecture concentrates on usefulness _____ decoration.
| A．rather than | B．more than |
| C．other than | D．or rather |
_______ one old lady, the bus was empty.
| A．Except | B．Except for | C．But | D．Besides |
They promise that the work would all be finished _______ next week.
| A．until | B．in | C．by | D．to |
_______ cooking, writing and running the farm, she was very busy.
| A．Among | B．Between | C．Over | D．As |
The size of the audience,____ we had expected, was well over twenty thousand.
| A．as | B．what | C．that | D．whom |
_______ going to French evening classes twice a week she does yoga on Wednesdays.
| A．Because of | B．Except | C．Besides | D．But for |