—Could you tell me the function of this paragraph from the whole text?

— _____. I didn’t understand what you just said.

A. I beg your pardon    B. All right        C it’s nothing serious     D. Not really

A new branch of the company is going to be open. ____, the decoration of its main store has been finished.

A．Instead           B．However          C．Therefore         D．Meanwhile

--- How long ____ in Beijing? --- For just the weekend. I’ll be back for work next Monday morning.

A．have you stayed    B．are you staying     C．did you stay        D．do you stay

The young man _____ the car hoping to arrive at the station to meet his girlfriend on time.

A．gave up           B．sped up           C．turned up         D．picked up

Under no circumstances_____ his home turned into a battlefield between the forces of light and darkness.

A．would he have      B．he would have      C．would have he      D．he would have had

I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached _____ looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying in all directions.

A．that              B．which             C．what             D．where

I wanted to park my car by the roadside, but a policeman came up and told me ____.

A．not to            B．not to do          C．not do it           D．do not to

It is a pity that the industrial cities _____ in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors.

A．to be built         B．having built        C．being built         D．built

Lisa enjoyed so much ____ she was on holiday in Japan last year.

A．that              B．when             C．for               D．though

______children that failure is a normal part of learning is the best way to get them perform well in school.

A．Telling            B．Being told         C．Having told        D．To tell