The doctor ______ him to give up smoking, but he refused.
| A．advised | B．insisted |
| C．suggested | D．persuaded |
The Forbidden City attracts a ________ stream of visitors every day，especially during national holidays.
| A．constant | B．main |
| C．powerful | D．shallow |
If what your friend comes up with surprises you，don’t reject it immediately._____ ___，imagine that it is true.
| A．Thus | B．Besides |
| C．Rather | D．Otherwise |
If we leave right away，________we’ll arrive on time.
| A．hopefully | B．curiously |
| C．occasionally | D．gradually |
Mary worked here as a ________ secretary and ended up getting a fulltime job with the company.
| A．pessimistic | B．temporary |
| C．previous | D．cautious |
It’s said that the power plant is now ________ large as what it was.
| A．twice as | B．as twice |
| C．twice much | D．much twice |