He wouldn’t give up smoking _______ his doctor told him it was a matter of life and death.
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   A.except  | 
  
   B.after  | 
  
   C.until  | 
  
   D.in case  | 
 
We are going to have a barbecue _______ it rains .
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   A.if not  | 
  
   B.when  | 
  
   C.except that  | 
  
   D.unless  | 
 
Smith has made _______ that we are all surprised .
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   A.such much progress  | 
  
   B.so fine a progress  | 
 
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   C.such a great progress as  | 
  
   D.so much progress  | 
 
It was _______ that they planned to have a picnic.
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   A.such fine weather  | 
  
   B.so fine a weather  | 
 
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   C.such a fine weather as  | 
  
   D.such a fine weather  | 
 
No matter ______ says no to us , we will return to our motherland.
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   A.whoever  | 
  
   B.who  | 
  
   C.what  | 
  
   D.whatever  | 
 
The secretary made a note of it _______ she should forget.
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   A.in order that  | 
  
   B.in case  | 
  
   C.So that  | 
  
   D.ever when  | 
 
