1．My friend Martin was very sick with a strange fever；________，he could neither eat nor sleep.
A．as a result B．after all
C．any way D．otherwise
【解析】 句子前后存在逻辑上的因果关系，as a result“因此”符合句意。
【答案】 A
2．Email，as well as telephones，________an important part in daily communication.
A．is playing B．have played
C．are playing D．play
【解析】 as well as连接两个并列主语时，谓语动词由前面的主语来决定。
【答案】 A
