His brother ___the army since 2012.
| A．joined | B．has joined |
| C．was in | D．has been in |
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Mr Smith has bought a new house in the country, around___________some green trees.
| A．which is | B．it is | C．which are | D．them are |
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I'd like to have visited the Palace Museum last week, but something unexpected___________to my father.
| A．had happened | B．happened | C．has happened | D．happens |
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Do you really want to borrow the old room which is empty_______a broken desk and a chair?
| A．except | B．except for | C．except that | D．besides |
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It is going to rain today. Take an umbrella with you to___________you from the rain.
| A．stop | B．prevent | C．keep | D．protect |
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My friend, Lucy can get 200 dollars more than she made___________in the primary school.
| A．work | B．to work | C．working | D．worked |