_______, they do not look like.
A.
B.Even they are brothers
C.In spite of they are brothers
D.Despite they are brothers

______________, the management needs to determine a productive course of action.
A.Instead of panicking about the drop in sales last month
B.Due to panicking about the drop in sales last month
C.Although panicking about the drop in sales last month
D.While panicking about the drop in sales last month

The federal mail service is in operation every weekday, _____________.
A.
B.
C.
D.

The Office Warehouse is having a 50-percent sale on all blank CDs ____________.
A.for supplies last
B.until supplies last
C.
D.during supplies last

Homeowers should concentrate on fully renovating the space they already have ___________.
A.except planning expensive and needless expansions
B.rather than planning expensive and needless expansions
C.before planning expensive and needless expansions
D.

The repairperson will not come _____________.
A.
B.without you make an appointment at least 24 hours in advance
C.unless you make an appointment at least 24 hours in advance
D.

Home Watch reported that the housing prices of Westport soared ____________.
A.since the announcement of the new school construction
B.
C.soon the announcement of the new school construction
D.after the announcement of the new school construction

The wearing of telephone headsets during business hours has been proven to prevent workplace injuries …. improving productivity.
A.While
B.
C.Because
D.Since

The usual term of employment is one month to three months, depending on …. many orders are received.
A.how
B.quite
C.what
D.that

As long as the construction of the new factory is completed on time, we predict that production will have …. doubled by the beginning of next year.
A.ever than
B.much more
C.even more
D.more than