1. ----_____ you were so late this morning?

  ------I forgot to set the alarm before going to bed last night.

  A. Why            B. How come      C. How about     D. How

2. The author of the article believes that it is the test system, _____ the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays.

  A. other than       B. or rather         C. rather than      D. more than