1 . A number of high buildings have arisen ________there was nothing a year ago but ruins.

A．when	B．where
C．before	D．until

2 . He smiled politely         Mary apologized for her drunken friends.

A．as	B．if
C．unless	D．though

3 . It doesn’t matter ________ you pay by cash or credit card in this store.

A．how	B．whether
C．what	D．why

4 . In our class there are 46 students,   ______ half wear glasses.

A．in whom

B．in them

C．of whom

D．of them

5 . This is not my story, nor ______ the whole story. My story plays out differently.

A．is there	B．there is
C．is it	D．it is

6 . One’s life has value _______ one brings value to the life of others.

A．so that

B．no matter how

C．as long as

D．except that

7 . There is little doubt in your mind that he is innocent, _______?

A．is there

B．isn’t there

C．is he

D．isn’t he

8 . A bank is the place ________ they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.

A．when	B．that
C．where	D．there

9 . She is very dear to us. We have been prepared to do ________ it takes to save her life.

A．whichever

B．however

C．whatever

D．whoever

10 . The old town has narrow streets and small houses _____are built close to each other．

A．they

B．where

C．what

D．that