To our ________, Geoffrey's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared．

anxiety

relief

worry

care

When you make a speech, you should try to get your idea ________．

across

off

away

aside

It was a nice meal, ________ a little expensive．

though

whether

as

since

The island, ________ to the mainland by a bridge, is easy to go to．

joining

to join

joined

having joined

It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is ________ another to play it well yourself．

quite

very

rather

much

People who drink and drive are ________ danger both to themselves and to others．They are in ________ danger of losing their lives．

a; /

/; /

the; the

a; a

How I miss you! It's over a month ________ I last saw you when 1 left for my university．

when

until

since

before

Would you be kind enough to help the boy ________ Chinese is really hard to learn?

who

whose

for whom

which

The survey conducted indicated that nearly 80％ of the Chinese feel that pressures on them are much heavier than before while their incomes ________．

would increase

have increased

will increase

increased

The young fellow is a kind-hearted man and always thinks of ________ he can do more for his neighbors．

what

how

that

who