It was believed that things would get worse, but ____ it is they are getting better.

  A. before     B. after     C. because     D. as

Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to__________them too hard.

A. draw         B. strike

C. rush         D. push

— Anything wrong, sir?

— Yes. It’s one hundred dollars for speeding and driving after drinking. You ______fool me with that smell in your breath．

A. shouldn’t       B. mustn’t    C. can’t  D. needn’t

The engineers made two big plans for the dam, ____ was never put in force.

    A. one of them      B. which

    C. one of which     D. every one of which

We hope to go to the beach tomorrow, but we won’t go ____ it’s raining.

   A. if     B. when     C. though     D. because

I'm busy now. I'm sorry I can't help ____ the flowers.

A. watering B. watered C. waters D. to water

The research is so designed that once ____ nothing can be done to change it.  

A. begins B. having begun C. beginning D. begun

—Would you rather come on Friday or Saturday?

   — _________.

A. Yes, of course       B. The other is better

C. What’s the matter   D. Either would suit me

The child came back _______ from a dangerous situation.

 A. safely and sound  B. safely and soundly

 C. safe and sound    D. soundly and safe

Which city in England do you think may be called __________Shanghai of ________West?

A. a; the         B. the; 不填  C. the; the       D. 不填；the