The hurricane damaged many houses and business buildings; ___________, it caused 20 deaths.
A. or else B. therefore C. after all D. besides
、Amy thought it was __________ to read English newspapers every day so she subscribed to（订阅）the 21st Century.
A. worth B. worthwhile C. worthless D. worthy
With globalization ___________ the world, learning foreign languages, particularly English, will become increasingly necessary if France is to compete economically.
A. sweeps B. to sweep C. sweeping D. swept
What ___________ pleasant surprise! I’ll tell Richard about it ___________ minute he comes home.
A. a; the B. a; a C. a; / D. /; the
—Do you feel like ___________ there or shall we take a bus?
—I'd like to walk, but since there is no time left, I'd rather we ___________a taxi.
A. to walk; take B. walking; took C. to walk; took D. walking; take
I was disappointed with the film. I had expected _______ to be much better.
A. that B. this C. one D. it
