I like walking in the garden on summer afternoons, for the flowers there __________ sweet smell.
| A．give in |
| B．give away |
| C．give out |
| D．give up |
—I can't remember those grammar rules!
—__________. Practice more.
| A．It's hard to say | B．You're not alone |
| C．I'm afraid not | D．It's up to you |
_________ the Hong Kong singer’s current popularity, she was largely unknown in the Chinese mainland before the talent show.
| A．Despite | B．Besides |
| C．With | D．Beyond |
The keeper of the spring cleared away the leaves and branches, and wiped away the silt(淤 泥) that would _______ have choked and polluted the fresh flow of water.
| A．thus | B．otherwise |
| C．therefore | D．later |
Most students are for the new school rule, which says all the studentsnot take their cell phones into the classroom.
| A．will | B．can |
| C．shall | D．must |
He was admitted to our school two years ago, a top school in our hometown, _____ he has been crazy about reading electronic novels, killing time.
| A．after that | B．since that |
| C．after when | D．since when |