You could hear water pipes cracking _____ they _____ because of the cold.

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• 1We'd better set off now or it will be dark ______ we know it.

  A.before

  B.as

  C.when

  D.because

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• 2— How long will it _____ man can find another planet like the earth?— Ten years or longer.

  A.since

  B.after

  C.until

  D.before

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• 3— I rang you at about nine, But there was no reply.— Oh, that was probably ______ I was seeing the doctor.

  A.why

  B.when

  C.what

  D.that

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• 4— We spent three hours waiting in the rain _____ your coming late again.   — I am sorry.   

  A.rather than

  B.instead of

  C.because of

  D.less than

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• 5— How long has this bookshop been in business?— _____1982.  

  A.After

  B.In

  C.From

  D.Since

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• 6The open-air celebration has been put off ____ the bad weather.     

  A.in case of

  B.in spite of

  C.instead of

  D.because of

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• 7The man in the lead swung his right arm _______ a signal for us to stop.     

  A.as if to make

  B.even if to make

  C.as though making

  D.even though making

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• 8A number of high buildings have arisen _______ there was nothing a year ago but ruins.

  A.when

  B.where

  C.before

  D.until

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• 9Jack felt grateful to his teachers ______ he couldn't find words to express it.   

  A.as if

  B.even if

  C.so that

  D.now that

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• 10So quickly are science and technology advancing ______ is a possibility today may be a reality tomorrow.

  A.that which

  B.that what

  C.what

  D.which

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