Reality is not the way you wish things to be, nor the way they appear to be, _________ the way they actually are.

   A. as             B. or            C. but           D. and    

 Next door to ours _________, who has just returned form abroad.

A. where lives an old man           B. where does an old man live     

C. lives an old man                D. does an old man live

 With his lips still _______，he couldn’t say a word．

   A．trembling     B．tremble    C．to tremble    D. to be trembling

 He is such a strong-willed person that there is nothing in the world that can _____ him.

A. win          B. defeat       C. rescue           D. attack

       _____ being too large, the color and the style of the dress suit me well.

A. Apart from   B. As well as    C. Besides            D. Instead of

 He always brings me a pretty gift ____ he comes to visit me.

A .by the time  B. sometimes   C. every time   D. at times

 This medicine will ____ him of his cough.

A. recover    B. cure     C .treat     D .heal

Have you ever had a case _______ someone accused your jouralists of getting the wrong end of the report?

A. when　　 B. which　 C. that　　 D. where

 The students in the class were ________ four groups before they started the game.

A. divided into     B. separated into    C. divided from    D. separated into

 ---Could you turn the TV down a little bit?

---______. Is it disturbing you?

A. Take it easy.    B. I’m sorry.    C. Not a bit     D. It depends