Studying online is popular among students in Suzhou，______they are free to choose what to learn and when in this way．
A. while B. if
C. though D. as
-What do you think of the book？
-It's ______ a book．It serves as a really good guide to job hunters．
A. other than B. more than
C. rather than D. less than
-That can't be! They______for forty minutes but no one has scored a goal yet．
-Too bad! It's almost half-time．
A. had played B. played
C. have been playing D. were playing
Large tracks have also been discovered______some people say belong to the Wild Man．
A. where B. which
C. when D. what
- The company has______the production of the latest model to meet new market challenges．
A. stepped up B. made up
C. taken up D. shown up
I wondered if the man was our new headmaster but quickly______the thought， because he was too young．
A. discouraged B. dismissed
C. disturbed D. disliked
