_____ for a long time, most of the crops in this area died from lacking water.
| A．Being no rain | B．There was no rain |
| C．To be no rain | D．There being no rain |
Is there a hospital around _________ I can get some medicine for my wounded hand?
| A．what | B．that | C．which | D．where |
the weather, the sports meet will be held on time.
| A．In favor of | B．Regardless of | C．Apart from | D．Due to |
Mandy, ___ university student from Canada, teaches us ___ history of western art.
| A．an; the | B．a; the | C．the; / | D．the; a |
I'm sure you'd rather she went to school by bus，？
| A．hadn't you | B．wouldn't you |
| C．aren't I | D．didn't she |
Old-fashioned phones matter when wireless networks _____ in disasters.
| A．turn down | B．break down | C．turn out | D．break out |