A volcano in Indonesia erupted on November the 16th, 2010, and ________ , hundreds of people were killed．

A．consequently

B．continuously

C．constantly

D．consistently

I would have attended your birthday party last night but for the fact that it ________ at that time．

A．would rain

B．was raining

C．had rained

D．had been raining

Those who put their money away in the bank know very well that interest rate could go ________．

A．both ways

B．all ways

C．neither way

D．either way

－You know I dropped medicine and ________ physics?

－You made a right decision．

A．took up

B．took in

C．took apart

D．took off

The new technology, if ________ to farming, will help increase the grain output．

A．applying

B．to apply

C．applied

D．having applied

－Do you think it wise for Chinese mothers to try to do everything for their children?

－No, that's ________ they are mistaken．

A．where

B．when

C．in which

D．what

Tom sat under a tree and seeing his friend, ________ up in no time．

A．to stand

B．stood

C．standing

D．would stood

Though Sundays are ________ as a day for rest, we must make good use of them．

A．set out

B．set down

C．set aside

D．set off

People in Zhejiang are proud of ________ they have achieved in the past few years．

A．that

B．which

C．what

D．how

Some parents are just too protective．They want to ________ their kids from every kind of danger, real or imagined．

A．take

B．shelter

C．distinguish

D．dismiss