The driver was at       loss when      word came that he was forbidden to drive because of speeding.

A．a; the   B．/; / C．the; the D．a; /

I think you should complain—       , of course, you are happy with the way things are.

A. if                    B. unless          C. as                 D. because

I wonder why Ann didn’t get       the job. She is the right person for it.

A. to be offered        B. to offer          C. offering            D. offered

The rich only       themselves in making money and had no eye for the needs and welfare of their workers.

A. devoted            B. occupied       C. enjoyed              D. concerned

—Jane, have you finished your paper?     

—No, I       my sister with her homework all the morning.

A. help        B. have been helping          C. helped            D. was helping

On snowy days, you have to drive very       to avoid traffic accidents.

A. cautiously      B. neatly             C. smoothly           D. properly

It is written clearly in the requirements that all passengers        check onto board thirty minutes before the plane takes off.

    A．may  B．can             C．will  D．shall

Last week he was caught robbing the bank opposite the station.           his youth, the police have decided not to charge him.

    A．In spite of  B．In view of        C．In charge of        D．In case of

No one believed his reason for being late        he was caught in a traffic jam,       made him embarrassed.

    A．that; which      B．why; which       C．why; what         D．that; what

When asked whether he could come over and have dinner with us,          .

    A．she said nothing                    B．nothing was said by him

    C．Tom nodded his head                  D．they shook their heads