______the students didn’t hear what the teacher said. Some of them were absent-minded .
| A．None | B．Not all | C．All | D．Neither |
— You can’t finish the book in less than an hour, I suppose?
— ________.
| A．Yes, I'm sure I can | B．No, hardly | C．Sorry, I can’t | D．I don’t think I can |
The book is________ boring; it is, in fact, rather exciting and fascinating.
| A．anything but | B．nothing but | C．no more | D．all but |
I have kept that portrait ________ I can see it every day, as it always reminds me of my university days in London.
| A．which | B．where | C．whether | D．when |
After the Arab states won independence, great emphasis was laid on expanding education, with girls as well as boys________ ________to go to school.
| A．to be encouraged | B．been encouraged | C．being encouraged | D．be encouraged |
It was not ________ the many blows he received ________ the lack of fighting spirit________ led to his losing the game.
| A．so; for; which | B．so much; as; that |
| C．like; for; that | D．as; as; which |