1 . The old road is indeed less direct and a bit longer. We won’t take the new one, _______, as we don’t feel safe on it.

A．somehow

B．otherwise

C．therefore

D．though

2 . _______ you consider that the airline handled 80 million passengers last year, the accident figures are really very small.

A．Unless	B．When
C．Before	D．Though

3 . As a doctor, I spend most of the time with my patients, and that’s ________ it is in my day.

A．how

B．when

C．why

D．where

4 . The incomes of skilled workers went up.         , unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.

A．Moreover	B．Therefore
C．Meanwhile	D．Otherwise

5 . Scientists generally agree that Earth's climate will warm up over the next 50 to 100 years __________ it has warmed in the 20,000 years since Ice Age.

A．as long as	B．as much as
C．as soon as	D．as well as

6 . I recently read that it’s good to walk a lot; ______, I’m getting off the bus a few stops early and walking the rest of the way.

A．however

B．therefore

C．instead

D．Otherwise

7 . Jim went to answer the phone.________，Harry started to prepare lunch.

A．However	B．Nevertheless
C．Besides	D．Meanwhile

8 . If what your friend comes up with surprise you, don’t reject it immediately. ________, imagine that it is true.

A．Thus

B．Besides

C．Rather

D．Otherwise

9 . Compared with male graduates, a（n） ____ small number of female graduates can get employed when they go job-hunting．

A．casually

B．relatively

C．roughly

D．gradually

10 . As a student in Senior Three, I must work hard．______, I should take exercise to strengthen my body．

A．Otherwise

B．Meanwhile

C．Therefore

D．Thus