Tom felt that he himself，rather than the girls，________for the failure of the football match.

A. were to blame B. was to blame

C. were to blamed D. was to be blamed

When he came back, his _________ look on his face, he failed in the interview.

A. disappointed B. disappointing

C. encouraged D. encouraging

Please go on trying.I’m sure the efforts you are________will pay off.

A. doing B. giving

C. making D. sparing

There is still a long way to go to solve all the problems _________conservation of natural resources.

A. concerning B. concerned

C. concerning about D. concerned about

—You should have prepared your speech for the meeting，Mrs Smith.

—Yes，I know.But how could I________the meeting date fixed so soon?

A. while B. as

C. after D. with

As these new products are not selling well, the members of the board have decided to _________production.

A. cut down B. cut down to

C. cut down on D. cut off

The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly_________ .

A. atmosphere B. state

C. situation D. phenomenon

In those days, our _________ concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow storm with food and health care.

A. normal B. constant

C. permanent D. primary

Look，heavy clouds are gathering.A terrible storm is________.

A. under way B. in the way

C. by the way D. in a way

I’d appreciate________if you would turn out the lights.I’m sleepy.

A. one B. that

C. this D. it