【推荐1】Chinese economy suffered a great loss from the May12 earthquake _____ the snow and ice storm in February, 2008. Which of the following is NOT right?

A．as well as	B．in addition
C．besides	D．apart from

【推荐3】According to strict guidelines, Japan’s new era name(年号) ______ only two characters should be easy to read and write. ______ that, it should not employ common names or the first character of any of the last four eras.

A．making up; Apart from	B．consisting of; Aside from
C．which made up of; Besides	D．which consisted of; Except for

【推荐1】Tom_______two of his classmates_______invited to the party.

A．as well as; was

B．as good as; were

C．and; have

D．as well; has been

【推荐2】It is our choices that show what we truly are, far ______ our abilities.

A．more than	B．less than
C．as good as	D．as well as

【推荐3】Barack Obama and Xi Jinping will meet from 7-8 June, a US statement said. It is believed that this meeting is important to the long-term and steady development of China-US relations, ______ regional and international peace, stability and prosperity.

A．as far as	B．as well as
C．as long as	D．as good as

【推荐1】 Chengdu has focused on improving the surrounding countryside, ________ encouraging large­scale city expansion.

A．due to	B．rather than
C．except for	D．other than

【推荐2】—What did you do in the town last night?
—________ a concert, we also watched a football match at home.

A．Instead of	B．Apart from
C．In addition	D．Except for

【推荐3】It is ______ his help that we could have finished the task.

A．except for

B．instead of

C．thanks to

D．rather than

【推荐2】Deep reading is a process in which people critically think______ trying to catch the words on the page．

A．in addition to	B．in favor of
C．in reply to	D．in search of

【推荐3】In addition        these arrangements, the committee will        its final report to Parliament in June.

A．of; intend

B．to; add

C．to; present

D．with; issue