—Will you take this coat, madam?
—Sorry. _________ being too large, the color doesn't suit my age either.
| A．Instead of | B．Rather than |
| C．Except for | D．Apart from |
He ___ on the grass, looking at the clouds in the sky.
| A．is laying | B．is lying | C．has laid | D．has lied |
His mother ___ a lot of silkworms last summer.
| A．rose | B．fed | C．raised | D．grew |
You don’t __ to go there if you have no time.
| A．need | B．want | C．must | D．ought |
There are a lot of ___ flowers in that park.
| A．little red beautiful | B．beautiful little red | C．little beautiful red | D．red little beautiful |
Alice is fond of playing __piano while Henry is interested in listening to __ music.
| A．/, the | B．the,/ | C．/, / | D．the, the |