【题目】My son prefers us to email each other once a week __________ spend half an hour on the phone every night.

A. other than B. rather than

C. otherwise D. instead of

【题目】– How are you getting on with your father, Lucy?

– Couldn’t be . However hard I try, he just isn’t satisfied.

A. better B. worse C. the best D. the worst

【题目】One of the witnesses to the accident wrote a report to the police, he described what had happened.

A. for whom B. with whom

C. to which D. in which

【题目】—Do you feel like __________ out?

—No. I'd rather we __________ a taxi.

A. to drive; take B. to drive; took

C. driving; take D. driving; took

【题目】If I were rich, I should help them out. _________，I can do nothing.

A. As is often the case B. As is it

C. As the case is often D. As it is

【题目】During the reconstruction of the city, many modern tall buildings went up _________ old shabby houses were torn down.

A. where B. in what

C. in which D. Which

【题目】—I'm sorry to have hurt you.

—Forget it. You didn't mean _________，did you?

A. to do B. to

C. doing D. doing so

【题目】America is now troubled with financial problems, and the same is true __________ some European countries.

A. about B. of

C. in D. with

【题目】In Germany, respecting teachers is considered very important and the same is __________ Spain and Russia.

A. true of B. real of

C. true for D. real for

【题目】There's a collection of short stories by Mr. Wang that has just _________

A. brought out B. made out

C. come out D. picked out