Valentine’s Day is a day named ______ Valentine who was a priest in the third century Rome

A. of                 B. with           C. after             D. by

 We won't give up ________ we should fail ten times.

A. even if           B. since

C. whether           D. until

 The fire-fighters _______the forest fire for 10 days _______ they could get it under control.

A．had been fighting; before           B．have been fighting; when

C．had fought; until                   D．fought; as

 There are more exercise-books for NMET _________ are needed, so take your teacher’s advice before using them.

A then               B which            D what               D than

 It is difficult for us to learn a lesson in life ________ we’ve actually had that lesson

A. until             B. after           C. since             D. when

 The hurricane damaged many houses and business buildings; ____, it caused 20 deaths

A. or else           B. therefore       C. after all         D. besides

 --Did you remember to give Mary the money you owed to her?

--Yes, I gave it to her ____ I saw her

A while              B the moment       C suddenly           D once

 __________ the great efforts we made, we failed to carry out our plans

A. Instead of        B. Thanks to       C. In spite of       D. Because

 Our teacher looked here and there on our playground ________ looking for something

A. even though       B. even if         C. as if             D. only if

 They are talking about the moon         they had been there for years

A. as though         B. even if         C. like              D. because