1.Sometimes patients suffering from severe pain can be helped by "drugs"that aren't really drugs at all _____sugar pills that contain no active chemical elements.

A) or rather B) rather than C) but rather D) other than

2.During the nineteen years of his career, France Battiate has won the____of a wide audience outside Italy.

A) enjoyment B) appreciation C) evaluation D) reputation

3.One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a ____operation, he quickly recovered his sight.

A. precise B. considerate C. delicate D. sensitive

4.The insurance company paid him 10,000 in ____after his accident.

A. instalment B. compensation C. substitution D. commission

5.The political future of the president is now hanging by a _____.

A. rope B. cord C. string D. thread