Running a company is not ______ a matter of hiring people ----they also need to be trained.
A. simply B. partly C. seriously D. equally
-----How are things getting on with your work?
-----Oh, I’m sorry. Things aren’t going so well as _______.
A. plans B. planning C. planned D. to plan
He prefers to live in native Hong Kong ________ the United States, because he can’t ______ speaking English every day.
A. other than; keep B. rather than; stand
C. or; stick to D. than; practise
Not until I dropped off from school ____ how much time I had wasted.
A. didn't I realize B. did I realize
C. I didn't realize D. I realized
----Why don’t you ______ to a more sensible method?
----Well, I’m thinking about it.
A. switch on B. switch off
C. switch over D. switch through
—May I watch TV for another 15 minutes, Mum?
—Oh, dear, if you _____.
A. can B. must C. may D. should