The hotel is not spacious. The hotel is not comfortable.
A.The hotel is not spacious but comfortable
B.The hotel is cither spacious or comfortable.
C.The hotel is both spacious and comfortable
D.The hotel is neither spacious nor comfortable.

This is a rare opportunity. You should take advantage of it to get a better job.
A.You should take advantage of this opportunity that is rare to get a better job.
B.This is a rare opportunity that you should take advantage of to get a better job.
C.You should take advantage of this rasre opportunity, which is to get a better job.
D.This is a rare opportunity what you should take advantage of to get a better job.

We had planned to walk right round the lake. The heavy rain made this impossible.
A.In spite of the fact that we had planned to walk right round the lake, the heavy rain made this impossible.
B.We had planned to walk right round the lake, therefore, the heavy rain made this impossible.
C.We had planned to walk right round the lake, but the heavy rain made this impossible.
D.Even though we had planned to walk right round the lake, but the heavy rain made this impossible.

The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely.
A.Had it not been for the fire-fighters' every- effort, the building would have burned down completely.
B.Since the fire-fighters made every’ effort to put off the flames, the building burned down completely.
C.The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames.
D.Making every effort to put off the flames, the fire-fighters completely burned down the building.

What happened (A) in New York were (B) a reaction from city workers, including (C) firemen and policemen who had been laid off from their (D) jobs.
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D

Columbus, Ohio, the capital of the state, are (A) not only the largest (B) city in Ohio but also (C) a typical metropolitan area, often used (D) in market research.
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.Rocks can be broken apart (A) by water that (B) seeps into the cracks and freeze (C) in low temperatures (D).
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D

I had two job offers upon graduation. Neither of them was appropriate for my qualifications.
A.Though I wasn’t qualified enough, two jobs were offered to me upon graduation.
B.The two jobs offered to me after I graduated were inappropriate for my qualifications.
C.Both of the job offers I had prior to my graduation were appropriate for my qualifications.
D.I was offered two jobs soon after my graduation, both of which were suitable for my qualifications.

Thanks to my friends’ _____ remarks, my essays have been improved.
A.construction
B.constructor
C.construct
D.
constructive

Nowadays more and more women go out to work, and they become more ____ than they used to.
A.independent
B.dependence
C.dependent
D.
independently