Why do some governments spend billions of dollars on military expansion ________ the people of these countries are still suffering from starvation and poverty?
| A．whether | B．though | C．unless | D．when |
To fetch water before breakfast seemed to me a rule ______.
| A．to never break | B．never to have broken |
| C．never to be broken | D．never to be breaking |
She is such an irritating woman, I don’t know how you can ______ her.
| A．put up | B．stand with | C．stand up to | D．put up with |
Gone are the days _______ we spent together in the mountainous village.
| A．when | B．that | C．where | D．on which |
Don’t let yourself be ______ into buying things you don’t really want.
| A．advocated | B．clarified | C．flashed | D．persuaded |
Johnson had made up his mind to give it up, but on ______ second thought he determined to try _____ third time.
| A．/; a | B．the; / | C．a; a | D．the; a |