She looked in the direction of the window, but there was nothing in front ______ the deep darkness.
| A．other than | B．rather than |
| C．more than | D．less than |
_________ advertisements are of great help, I don’t think we should entirely rely on them.
| A．Since | B．While | C．Because | D．As |
---You know Mr. Green has been ill for days?
---Yes, I wonder if he is _________ better now.
| A．some | B．much | C．any | D．no |
--- I don’t know ___________ makes her different from others.
--- Confidence, I think.
| A．how is it that | B．how it is that |
| C．what is it that | D．what it is that |
Ten years ago the population of our village was _________ that of theirs.
| A．as twice large as | B．twice as large as |
| C．large as twice as | D．as twice as large |
Friends are like leaves, ________ everywhere, but true friends are like diamonds, precious and rare.
| A．found | B．finding | C．to find | D．being found |