______ the price of gas is starting to come down, many people are choosing to take the bus or the train instead．
| A．Even though | B．Now that |
| C．In case | D．As though |
Apart from being good at teamwork，he is tall，strong and athletic.________，he is the best choice for the coming basketball match.
| A．All in all | B．In addition |
| C．After all | D．By the way |
Tom pretended________it, but in fact, he knew it very well.
| A．not listen to | B．not to hear about |
| C．not to have heard about | D．to be not listening to |
The stream________during the hot summer, but it is full of water in spring.
| A．dries up | B．dries out | C．dries off | D．dries on |
The beggar’s suffering couldn’t arouse any ________ ,who had lost his shirts because of being addicted to gambling.
| A．satisfaction | B．sympathy |
| C．assistance | D．dignity |
The old professor has three sons，________are doctors.
| A．all of them | B．all of whom |
| C．all of that | D．all of which |