1. ________ we gave him something to eat, he would save it up for his little sister.

　　A. Whatever B. However

　　C. Whenever D. Whichever

　　2. Hard-working though he was, ________ there was never enough money to pay the bills.

　　A. / B. and

　　C. but D. therefore

　　3. Much hard ________ he tried，he flailed to catch up with the first runner.

　　A. although B. as

　　C. while D. when

　　4. I got in touch with Charles ________ I received his letter.

　　A. when immediately B. soon

　　C. immediately D. suddenly

　　5. We were just ________ calling you up ________ you came in.

　　A. about; when B. on the point of; while

　　C. on the point of; when D. on the point of; as

　　6. Most of his great novels and plays were not published or known to the public ________ his tragic (悲剧) death in 1786.

　　A. even before B. ever since

　　C. until after D. until before

　　7. Mr. Saddam Hussein had to go with the American soldiers, ________ .

　　A. no matter he likes or not B. no matter he should like it or not

　　C. no matter whether he likes or not D. no matter he may like it or not

　　8. ________ , I have to put it away and focus (集中)my attention on study this week.

　　A. However the story is amusing B. No matter amusing the story is

　　C. However amusing the story is D. No matter how the story is amusing

　　9. Most animals have little connection with animals of a different kind, ________ they hunt them for food.

　　A. if B. while

　　C. unless D. as

　　10. ________ he thought he was helping us with the work, he was actually in the way.

　　A. Although　 　　 B. Unless

　　C. Because　　 　 D. When

　　11. Babies sleep l6 to l8 hours in every 24 hours, and they sleep less ________ they grow older.

　　A. while B. as

　　C. when D. after

　　12. I have been keeping the portrait ________ I can see it every day, as it always reminds me of my childhood in Paris.

　　A. since B. where

　　C. as D. if

　　13. ________ your composition carefully, some spelling mistakes can be avoided.

　　A. Having checked B. Check

　　C. If you check D. To check

　　14. I would never speak to someone like that ________ they said something unpleasant to me.

　　A. even if B. so that

　　C. as if D. ever since

　　15. -Did you remember to return the book to our English teacher?

　　-Yes. I gave it to him ________ I saw him.

　　A. once B. while

　　C. if D. the moment

　　16. A warning news report from Qatar announces that a group of Islam will continue to kill Americans wherever they are ________ they leave the Arab world forever.

　　A. even though B. in case

　　C. whenever D. until

　　17. —May I go now?

　　— ________ you’ve finished your work, you may go.

　　A. After B. Although

　　C. Now that D. As soon as

　　18. " ________ I live there are plenty of sheep." said the boy ________ pride.

　　A. Where; with B. When; in

　　C. That; in D. Why; with

　　19. He seemed to have been asleep, so I said nothing, but sat ________ he would see me ________ waking.

　　A. whether; when B. that;when

　　C. which;where D. where;when

　　20. It will be five years ________ we meet again.

　　A. since B. until

　　C. before D. when

　　21. Never lose heart ________ difficulty you may meet with.

　　A. what B. whatever

　　C. how D. however

　　22. ________ we are allowed ________ , we can’t drink any beer.

　　A. As long as; to do B. If; to

　　C. Unless; to D. On condition that; doing so

　　23. You can still find bones of the birds ________ they used to live.

　　A. in which B. in the place

　　C. where D. that

　　24. How can they learn anything ________ they spend all their spare time watching TV?

　　A. where B. when

　　C. while D. but

　　25. ________ I admit that there are problems, I don’t agree that they cannot be solved.

　　A. While B. If

　　C. As D. Unless

　　26. “________ my feet remain standing above the water level, there is hope...” said the captain.

　　A. Where B. Even if

　　C. While D. Although