No matter when people ______ him about their financial troubles, the lawyer is always ready with advice.
| A．combine | B．confirm |
| C．consult | D．demand |
his bookishness, curiously little is known about the worldview of Gordon Brown, the first British Prime Minister said to be a real intellectual in decades.
| A．Though | B．As | C．In spite that | D．Despite |
----The cake is delicious.
----Well, at least it is the one I baked last week.
| A．as bad as | B．no better than |
| C．no worse than | D．not better than |
After the long journey, the three of them went back home, .
| A．hungry and tiredly | B．hungrily and tired |
| C．hungrily and tiredly | D．hungry and tired |
Not far from the school there was a garden, owner seated in it playing chess with his little grandson every afternoon.
| A．its | B．whose | C．which | D．that |
To make matters worse, Mr．Green lost his job last year．So the family are struggling to make ends meet．
| A．/; the | B．/; / | C．the; / | D．the; the |