_______ well prepared a gymnast is, he still needs a lot of luck in performing.
A. Whatever B. Although C. No matter D. However
_______ Typhoon Morakot struck Taiwan led to water and electricity shortage on the island.
A. Which B. That C. What D. As
—Did anybody sign your petition?
—Yes. We had a hundred signatures,________.
A. if no more B. if not more C. if moreover D. if not larger
Unemployment in USA is likely to remain high in 2011, and _______ for the next few years.
A. possibly B. necessarily C. gradually D. normally
—Tom, you get dead drunk again!
—_______? It’s none of your business.
A. So what B. How come C. Why not D. What for
We have every reason to believe the print media are usually more and reliable than Internet.
A. accurate B. ridiculous C. urgent D. shallow