1 . _________the city lies the famous beautiful mountain.

A．40 miles southeast of	B．To 40 miles southeast of
C．Southeast 40 miles to	D．To southeast 40 miles of

2 . Last night Mr. Crook didn’t come back at the usual time. ______, he met some friends and Stayed out until midnight.

A．Meanwhile

B．However

C．Instead

D．Yet

3 . _______ me, the nurse has another three patients _______.

A．Besides, to look after	B．Except, looked after
C．Besides, to be looked after	D．Except, to be looked after

4 . Cathy checked her paper ________       so that she could get good grades this time.

A．careful enough	B．enough careful
C．enough carefully	D．carefully enough

5 . Hostels used to provide cheap accommodations for people under the age of 25. _______ , hostels don’t have any age requirements.

A．Nowadays

B．Meanwhile

C．However

D．Therefore

6 . —Now that you like the laptop so much, why not buy one?
—Well. I can’t afford ________ computer at present.

A．that expensive a

B．such expensive a

C．that an expensive

D．a that expensive

7 . The news may be unexpected; ________ it is true.

A．furthermore

B．therefore

C．otherwise

D．nevertheless

8 . Diana got lost. She knew she was ________ in the park, but not exactly where.

A．nowhere

B．somewhere

C．anywhere

D．everywhere

9 . What made them miss the deadline was not their lack of funding, but_________ their lack of planning.

A．even

B．still

C．rather

D．ever

10 . The cloth that she bought looks ______, feels ______ and sells _______.

A．beautiful; soft; well	B．beauty; softly; well
C．beautifully; softly; good	D．beautiful; soft; good