Owing to heavy traffic jams, many people would like to choose the train ______ driving.
A. in preference to B. in addition to
C. in answer to D. in relation to
— Thank you very much for giving me a hand when I was in trouble.
— Don’t mention it. I only did what anyone else _______ in my place.
A. must do B. could have done
C. would do D. can have done
As to the long-term effects of global warming some believe that the damage has been done, ______________________.
A. otherwise we take steps to make up now
B. now that we take steps to make up
C. whether we take steps to make up now or not
D. unless we take steps to make up now
He glanced through the guide book, ___________ only those pages __________.
A. reading, concerned B. to read, concerned
C. having read, concerning D. reading, concerning
What best quality ______ most people _______ in others is the willingness to admit one’s mistakes.
A. which, approve B. /, appreciate
C. that, impress D. where, regard
Theoretically, a good screwdriver should last a lifetime, but it rarely___________, usually because it is used at one time or another as ___________ some other tool.
A. should, a favor for B. should, a lack of
C. does, a way of D. does, a substitute for
