He said that only after he went abroad _______ what his motherland meant to him.
A. he realized B. he had realized C. had he realized D. did he realize
We didn’t know you were in trouble at that time; _______ we would have given you a hand.
A. otherwise B. therefore C. yet D. however
How happy you are to _______ good health and a lovely daughter!
A. be bored with B. be based on C. be blessed with D. take advantage of
______ I went to London, I was strongly impressed with the beautiful buildings.
A. The first time B. For the first time C. It was the first time D. By the first time
What ______ me most was not what he told me but why he looked at me in _______ all the time.
A. surprised; a surprise B. surprised; surprise C. surprising; surprise D. surprises; a surprise
It is because of a long ________ from school that I am a bit behind the other classmates.
A. lack B. loss C. absence D. failure
