1. If we work with a strong will, we can overcome any difficulty, ________great it is. (NMET 1995)
　　
　　A. what    B. how　　C. however  D. whatever
　　
　　2. ________is known to everybody, the moon travel round the earth once every month. (NMET 2001)
　　
　　A. It       B. As 　　C. That      D. What
　　
　　3. Mother was worried because little Alice was ill, especially________Father was away in France. (NMET 1994)
　　
　　A. as      B. that    C. during    D. if
　　
　　4. Tom's mother kept telling him that he should work harder, but________didn't help.
　　
　　(NMET 1993)
　　
　　A. he      B. which  C. she      D. it
　　
　　5. He paid the boy $10 for washing ten windows, most of________hadn't been cleaned
　　
　　for at least a year. (MET 1990)
　　
　　A. these   B. those  C. that      D. which
　　
　　6. Alice received an invitation from her boss, ________ came as a surprise. (MET 1991)
　　
　　A. it       B. that   C. which     D. he
　　
　　7. She thought I was talking about her daughter, ________ in fact, I was talking about my daughter. (NMET 1995)
　　
　　A. whom   B. where C. which     D. while
　　
　　8. My name is Robert, ________most of my friends call me Bob for short.(1997上海)
　　
　　A. then    B. instead C. however  D. but