We are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly --- what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.
A.confuses B.guides C.affects D.effects
_______ some of the most complicated questions of life while working under the shadow of a likely premature(过早的) death, Stephen Hawking died at 76.
A.having occupied to B.occupied with
C.having occupied with D.occupied to
People who can see with their eyes can’t understand practical use Braille can be of for the blind.
A.what B.how
C.that D.whether
Imagination grows by exercise and, ____ common sense, is more powerful in adulthood than in childhood.
A.as to B.according to C.due to D.contrary to
_____ she was sick, I was expected to take his place greatly surprised me, for I didn’t have much work experience.
A.That if B.That C.If that D.If
What a table! I’ve never seen such a thing before. It is _____ it is long.
A.not half as wide as B.half not as wide as
C.wide not as half D.as wide as not half
