Mrs Green was so pleased ____ her daughter won the first place in the singing competition．

       A．a(chǎn)s                    B．that                   C．when                   D．if

As a reporter, you should first decide what events ____ before you make some interviews．

       A．reported               B．to be reported         C．reporting                D．to report

The girl seriously injured in the Wenchuan earthquake was so well taken care of in the hospital that she could ____ get out of bed without help．

       A．nearly                  B．hardly                   C．merely                    D．barely

They gave me so much help, without ____ I couldn't have succeeded last year．

       A．them                   B．which                  C．it                     D．that

Jenny worked hard before the final examination, and ____．She got an A．

       A．took off               B．showed off             C．put off                D．paid off

When designing your house, you'd better ____ land for a garden．

       A．develop                B．save                    C．spare                D．share

--- I think George doesn't really care for TV plays．

--- Right, ____ he still watches the program．

　　 A．a(chǎn)nd　 　　　　　　　　 B．so 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．but　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．for

The weather in London is so changeable that people always take their umbrellas with them ____ rain．

       A．for fear of                                          B．in hope of                               

       C．in spite of                                           D．because of

Tom is a hard-working student．In fact, you cannot find anyone in the class ____．

A．diligent B．more diligent 　　 C．the most diligent 　 D．the more diligent

_____ he thought he was helping us with the work, he was actually in the way．

       A．Since                B．When                  C．Because               D．If