At first, our company was very small, but after purchasing some smaller ones, it soon __________ into a large one.
| A．lengthened | B．extended |
| C．stretched | D．expanded |
Could you lend me 50 pence? ______, I’ll have to change a ￡10 note into coins.
| A．Therefore | B．Instead | C．Otherwise | D．Yet |
. We should advance step by step and not reach ______ what is beyond our grasp.
| A．into | B．for | C．towards | D．out |
. — Flight 551 for Dalas ______. I must be off now.
— Have a pleasant trip then.
| A．is being announced | B．has announced | C．was announcing | D．had been announced |
She broke away from the traditional ______ of wife and mother and became a journalist.
| A．way | B．custom | C．role | D．idea |
_____ we admit that there are still some problems about NMET, we don't mean that it is of no use.
| A．Until | B．While | C．As | D．Unless |