We offered to give Sharon a ride home, but she ______, saying that she felt like walking.
A.understood B.accepted C.compromised D.declined
—Why do people like pop music? I hate it so much.
—______ it is not your style, that doesn’t mean it is bad.
A.Only if B.Even though C.Nov that D.In case
The number of medical schools reached 18 in the early 1990s and ______ around that level since.
A.are remaining B.have remained
C.is remaining D.has remained
I never worried about my son while I was away because my mother ______ him.
A.drank a toast to B.played a joke on
C.kept an eye on D.made an apology to
According to Professor Johnson, we don’t have to read the book if we don’t want to, as it is ______.
A.worthwhile B.necessary C.optional D.serious
Dr. Rowan, ______ secretary resigned two weeks ago, has had to do all his own typing.
A.whose B.of whom C.of which D.which