Private cars really provide much convenience to people, and __________ they cause too many problems.
| A．meanwhile | B．therefore |
| C．otherwise | D．instead |
The local government decided to ____ the two firms into a big one.
| A．motivate | B．combine | C．compact | D．nominate |
The room was ____with the simplest essentials, a bed, a chair, and a table.
| A．supplied | B．gathered | C．grasped | D．made |
______, I love soft music more than popular music.
| A．basically | B．probably | C．actually | D．accurately |
I _____ give you this book today, but I forgot.
| A．intended to | B．tended to | C．extended to | D．pretended to |
His health had_____ while he was in prison.
| A．became better | B．became worse | C．became stronger | D．became weaker |