______ two exams to worry about, I have to work really hard this weekend.
      A. Besides        B. As for                    C. With                   D. Because of

 ---- Excuse me, ____ could you tell me where the nearest gas station is ?
    ----Sorry. I am a stranger here myself.
      A. and               B. but                   C. or                      D. then

 ---- Do you know our town well?
    ---- No, this is the first time I ____ here.

      A. come             B. am coming          C. came               D. have come

 Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up ____ I could 

answer the phone.

      A. since                B. until                     C. before                 D. as

 Friendship ____ love and understanding among the people.

      A. adds to               B. rises                 C. brings up            D. causes

 Many teenagers like to play computer games ___ roles can be chosen as they like.

   A. where                B. which                C. whose                D. what

People ______ at the meeting would have a discussion on pollution.

　　 A. were present　 　 B. took part in　 　　　 C. join in　　　 　　　 D. present

 I’ll tell you _________ he told me last week.

     A. all which            B. that                  C. all that               D. which

 I was about to go shopping _________ it began to rain.

     A. while                B. as                   C. when                D. though

 Seeing that he was so seriously ill, I insisted that he _________ to hospital at once.

     A. was sent              B. be sent              C. will be sent          D. had been sent