He found it increasingly difficult to read，__________ his eyesight was beginning to fall.
| A．though |
| B．for |
| C．but |
| D．so |
——What do you think of the concert?
——I really enjoy it. I didn’t expect it was ____ wonderful.
| A．as | B．more | C．most | D．very |
——We must thank you for taking the trouble to cook us a meal.
——____.
| A．With pleasure | B．It doesn’t matter |
| C．It was no trouble at all | D．By all means |
——So you missed the meeting.
——____. I got there five minutes before it finished.
| A．Not at all | B．Not exactly | C．Not especially | D．Not really |
To my surprise, the manager ______ 30 dollars from my salary without any good reason.
| A．cut off | B．held up | C．brought down | D．kept back |
In order to learn the _______ of the family business, Bill took a job as messenger boy in one of the offices.
| A．ins and outs | B．dos and don’ts | C．heads and tails | D．p’s and q’s |