Just in front of our house ________ with a history of 1,000 years.
| A．does a tall tree stand | B．a tall tree stands |
| C．a tall tree is standing | D．stands a tall tree |
It won't work.________，it's a bad idea，and secondly it'll cost too much.
| A．Above all |
| B．To begin with |
| C．After all |
| D．At first |
His parents ________him to give up the plan for the outing this weekend because of the bad weather but he just wouldn't listen.
| A．hoped |
| B．persuaded |
| C．suggested |
| D．tried to persuade |
On no account ________to our plan for the trip.
| A．she will agree |
| B．agree she |
| C．will she agree |
| D．will agree she |
Though they met for the first time，they talked ________they had been good friends.
| A．even if |
| B．as if |
| C．even though |
| D．if only |
The incident ________ a chain of events which resulted in the outbreak of World War I.
| A．set out |
| B．set up |
| C．set down |
| D．set off |