We decided against installing the new heating apparatus for the reason _____ it would be too costly.

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• 1Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way you can avoid it, _____ you can avoid being hungry.

  A.much more than

  B.no more than

  C.any more than

  D.no less than

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• 2I would have passed the college entrance examinations _____ I misread some of the questions and gave the wrong answers.

  A.but

  B.because

  C.as

  D.in that

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• 3This is so difficult a problem that the scientist is known to _____ it for about ten years.

  A.have worked on

  B.have been working on

  C.be working on

  D.work on

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• 4We advocate _____ the economic,cultural and religious traditions of all national minorities.

  A.to respect

  B.to be respected

  C.respecting

  D.having respected

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• 5Electronic computers, _____ many advantages,cannot carry out creative work or replace man.

  A.though having had

  B.which have

  C.even if having

  D.over which have

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• 6I'd like John to have the job, but if he doesn't accept it, we'll have to _____ a less experienced man.

  A.fall back on

  B.resort to

  C.turn on

  D.look up to

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• 7There was tremendous excitement in the streets and the shouting didn't _____ till after midnight.

  A.die away

  B.die down

  C.die off

  D.die out

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• 8Many English boys go to boarding school at the age of seven. They usually _____ quickly and are very happy.

  A.get along

  B.carry on

  C.bring up

  D.settle down

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• 9He agreed to take my classes while I was away, but he _____ . He never turned up for any of them.

  A.backed me up

  B.gave himself away

  C.let me down

  D.lived up to me

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• 10Alcohol abuse is the most serious drug problem in the United States today. _____ Dr.Chavetz believes that alcohol can do more good than harm if it is properly controlled.

  A.Anyway

  B.Nevertheless

  C.Meanwhile

  D.Otherwise

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