In the good care of the nurses, the boy is ______ recovering from his heart operation.
A．quietly B．actually C．gradually D．practically
It was _____ terrible earthquake and ______ number of people who were killed reached more than 20,000.
A．a; the B．the; a C．the; the D．a; a
------My daughter came first in the English speech contest.
------Did she? __________.
A．Cheer up B．Good luck C．Best wishes D．Congratulations
This is the reason ______he didn't come to the meeting.
A．in which B．for which C．that D．with which
---Alice, why aren’t you at work today?
---I ________a day off.
A．have given B．had been given C．gave D．was given
Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice, _______ they knew it to be valuable.
A．as if B．now that C．even if D．so that
