He heard a loud noise, and it sounded __________ a train had been going under his house.
| A．even if | B．as if |
| C．if only | D．only if |
The food here is so bad that every other restaurant in the world must be ____ this one.
| A．referred to | B．eager to | C．tired of | D．superior to |
More and more fast-food restaurants have _____ all over the town in the last few years.
| A．come up | B．taken up | C．sprung up | D．put up |
When the great man arrived, the club’s manager picked him up _____.
| A．calmly | B．bravely | C．personally | D．politely |
— He said he would arrive _____ six o’clock. But now it’s nearly seven.
— Maybe he will arrive _____ a few minutes.
| A．at; in | B．in; in | C．after; after | D．in; after |
My elder brother wants to buy a _____ computer, so that he can carry it around when he travels.
| A．removable | B．portable | C．possible | D．readable |