Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people ________ harm them．

A．more than

B．rather than

C．other than

D．better than

After two hours of hard fighting, the northern army won the ________．

A．enemy

B．force

C．war

D．battle

Everything was all right again．________, they all went back to work．

A．Happily

B．Instead

C．Generally

D．Besides

－Where have you been all day?

－We ________ some beautiful children and we couldn't get away from them until it was dark．

A．met

B．meet

C．have met

D．have been meeting

No one likes to see his feelings ________, so Gabriel Oak turned away．

A．laugh at

B．to be laughed at

C．laughing at

D．laughed at

He ________ the workers together and spoke to them in the old hall of the farmhouse．

A．expected

B．collected

C．called

D．shouted

You fool!You ________ for a house full of wonderful food, but you only wished for a cake．

A．could wish

B．could have wished

C．can wish

D．may wish

－Dear Frank, when will our wedding be?

－“Ah, when?God knows!”he said, and ________ away from her, walked rapidly away．

A．turning

B．turned

C．turn

D．to turn

He was a man of strong feelings, ________ normally lay hidden deep inside him．

A．it

B．that

C．those

D．which

She felt sorry she had disturbed the ________ calmness of a man she respected．

A．regular

B．curious

C．usual

D．various