The new comer asked a month’s holiday to enter CCTV to make his dream come true and, ___ the headmaster agreed.

A. what’s more　 B. believe it or not　　 C. that is to say　 D. in other words

_______he is, he seldom shows his precious coins to others.

A. Coin-collector as 　 B. As a coin-collector

C. A coin-collector as 　 D. Coin-collector that

She ________ from a fall by catching the railing.

A. prevented herself B. saved herselfC. stopped    D. held her own self

The police still haven’t found the lost child, but they’re doing all they 　　　　 .

A.can　　　　　 B.may　　　　 C.must　　　 D.should

He came to my class every week, but his attitude ______ he was not really interested in

the subject. A. expressed　 B. said　 　　C. explained　 D. suggested

The store had to ______a number of shop assistants because sales were down.　　

　 A. lay down　 B. lay out　 C. lay off　　 D. lay aside

Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used ___________ late for his lecture.
A. to have students B. for students to be C. for students' being D. to students' being

Not the parents　　 their daughter　　 to marry a rich merchant．

　 A．a(chǎn)nd；want　 B．but；wants　 C．but；want　 D．yet；want

Susan started to clean the room; __________Lily was preparing lunch.

A. however　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　 C. meanwhile　　　　　 D. when

They are doing a ________（科學(xué)的）experiment.