______ sick or well, my grandfather is always cheerful.
A. Either   B. No matter   C. Even if   D. whether

 ---Poor Tom! He will have to work all the next month.
---Luckily, _______ the basketball games are held.
A. except   B. except that   C. except when   D. except for

 I like traveling by sea ______ it is not rough.
A. unless   B. in case   C. as long as   D. although

---Has the train arrived?　---No, it will be late ______ half an hour.
A. at　B. for C. in D. by

 I wanted two seats ______ Madame Gurie for Friday night, so I rang the cinema to seeif I could book two tickets.  A. of   B. about  C. to   D. for

 For miles around me there is nothing but a desert, without a single plant of tree _____.
A. in sight   B.  on the earth   C. at a distance   D. in a place

 It was easier to move about ______ the fringe of the crowd.
A. at   B. in  C. on   D. to

 So far, several ships have been reported missing _____ the coast of Bermuda Island.
A. off   B. along  C. on   D. around

 The trees in that thick forest are so dose together that there is hardly any room to move  ______ them.    A. between   B. in   C. among   D. across

The speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting for Expo 2010 is strongly impressed _______ my memory.

A. to B. over C. by D. on