The hurricane damaged many houses and business buildings; ____, it caused 20 deaths

A. or else           B. therefore       C. after all         D. besides

 It is difficult for us to learn a lesson in life ________ we’ve actually had that lesson

A. until             B. after           C. since             D. when

 There are more exercise-books for NMET _________ are needed, so take your teacher’s advice before using them.

A then               B which            D what               D than

 The fire-fighters _______the forest fire for 10 days _______ they could get it under control.

A．had been fighting; before           B．have been fighting; when

C．had fought; until                   D．fought; as

 We won't give up ________ we should fail ten times.

A. even if           B. since

C. whether           D. until

 Valentine’s Day is a day named ______ Valentine who was a priest in the third century Rome

A. of                 B. with           C. after             D. by

 I have no choice, ______you see, but only to wish that I_ _____my daughter to that sort of man

A. which; shouldn’t marry             B. as; shouldn’t have married

C. which; mustn’t have married        D. as; hadn’t married

 For holidays many people visit the Greet Barrier Reef ____________the northeast coast of Australia,____________ has more than 600 islands.

A. on; which         B. off; which      C. from; that      D. at; that

 Is this ________ you reward your parents ________ offering you everything you need?

A. how; for          B. what; for       C. how; with       D. what; with

 When she first arrived in China, she wondered what the future might have_______ for her, but now all her worries are gone

A. in need           B. in time         C. in preparation    D. in store