Lucy pretended to be cheerful，_______ nothing about the argument．
A． says B． said C． to say D． saying
I made a promise to myself _______ this year，my final year in high school，would be different．
A． whether B． what
C． how D． that
If you’re buying today’s paper from the stand，could you get ______ for me？
A． one B． such C． it D． that
— Do you mind my opening the window? It’s a bit hot in here．
— ______________，as a matter of fact．
A． Go ahead B． Yes，my pleasure
C． Yes，I do D． Come on
_______ hard you try，it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat．
A． Whichever B． Whatever
C． However D． Whoever
He was unhappy when he sold his violin．After all，he________it for a very long time．
A． has had B． had had
C． has D． had
