The athletes, especially the winners, should remain modest ____ rapid progress they’ve made.

A. however            B. how much         C. whatever           D. no matter

____ the news, so far, has been good, there may be bad days ahead.

A. While               B. When                 C. If                  D. As

If there is any change about the time of the meeting, please inform us ____.

A. at present                 B. in the meanwhile       C. at times                    D. in advance

The word media basically refers to ____ we commonly call newspapers, magazines, radios and televisions.

A. which                   B. what                     C. why                     D. that

____ most children nowadays are the only chidren, they tend to be more self-centered.

A. Ever since                B. Now that                  C. Only if                     D. Even though

--- Why were you absent yesterday?

   --- I caught a cold,      I had been walking around in the rain.

       A．but    B．so     C．a(chǎn)nd   D．for

Young adults generally make their own choices about        job to take.

       A．what B．that   C．how  D．whether

_______most of the people believed the Bears would win, the result came as the opposite.

       A．If      B．While       C．Unless      D．Since

---The exam starts at 9:00 tomorrow morning.
---___________ I fail to arrive there on time?
A. What if        B. As if       C. Only if              D. Even if

I’m not sure whether I will have anything else to do this evening. _____, I will try every

possible means to come to your birthday party.

   A. Even though    B. If so   C. Anyhow    D. Instead