I don’t think home shopping will take the place of in-store shopping completely, _____ shopping online is very popular among customers.
A. as though B. so that
C. now that D. even though
Worrying about your weight is more likely to lead to you _____ yourself with a piece of chocolate or cake.
A. to comfort B. comforted
C. comforting D. comfort
—Do you know how many bridges _____ over the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province by the end of last year?
—Sorry. I have little knowledge about it.
A. were built B. had been built
C. have built D. built
I went out to take part in a party with my friends and didn’t come home until midnight last night. That’s _____ my mother got so angry with me.
A. what B. how
C. when D. why
I am not allowed to watch too much television by my mother, who is very strict with me. Thus I hardly watch any television, _____ news.
A. aside from B. such as
C. rather than D. far from
When Stan was five years old, his father died in a traffic accident, leaving his mother to _____ three children alone.
A. raise B. improve
C. award D. observe
