Double ovens are a good idea, especially ________ you are cooking several meals at a time.

    A. though            B. if          C. that                    D. unless 

-- Alison, I'm sorry. I can't come to the wedding with you tomorrow morning.  -- ________? 

-- My grandma was severely ill, so I have to stay in the hospital to look after her. 

A. How is it     B. How come        C. So what       D. What's the problem 

"We can not afford limited progress. We need rapid progress," Ban said at the Third World Climate Conference in Geneva,        by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

A. organized         B. being organized        C. organizing                D. was organized

_______, the dancers practise hard to make their dreams come true.

   A．Instead of being disabled            B．Being disabled

   C．Disabled as they are                D．In case of being disabled

Martha Berry was named one of _____ women in the United States. 

A. the twelve most important            B. twelve the most important

C. the most important twelve            D. the most twelve important

Do you know that ______ chairman of the meeting has announced that Mr Hodge has been

made ______ manager of this factory?

A. the, the           B. /, the             C. the, /          D. a, a

______ , the players began the game. 

A. Having taken our seats            B. Taking our seats

C. Being taken the seats             D. After we had taken our seats

Written in a hurry,           . How can it be satisfactory?

A．t hey found many mistakes in the report B．Sam made lots of mistakes in the report

C．there are plenty of mistakes in the report     D．the report is full of mistakes

It’s certainly hard work. But, ________, a man who wishes to have a career has to make a

great many sacrifices.

  A. on the contrary    B. on the other hand C. for another    D. in addition

—But for your timely warning, we            into great trouble.

    —You know we’re friends.

A. would get                                                        B. must have got       

C. would have got                                        D. couldn’t have got