John is to attend the meeting _______ the manager, who has come down with a bad cold.

A. in case of               B. in favour of           C. in honour of D. in place of

 The boy was named _______ the hero who gave his life for saving him in the earthquake.

A. after             B. with           C. by            D. from

 To make _______ matters worse, Mr. Burrough lost his job last year. So the family are struggling to make _______ ends meet.

A. 不填; the     B. the; 不填    C. 不填; 不填      D. the; the

 I never dreamed of there _______ a chance for me to be sent abroad. I can’t believe it.  

A. being      B. be      C. to be             D. been

 Walk down our street any day _______ you will see kids playing football.

A. and           B. or              C. so     D. but

 Mrs. Black would rather his husband did some housework when he’s free, but he _______.

A. wouldn’t              B. didn’t            C. doesn’t                  D. wasn’t

Many women work in big companies，but in the boardrooms of most big companies, women are in the _______.

A. scarcity        B. minority       C. majority     D. popularity

 The factory produced a great number of computers, most of _______ shipped to foreign countries.

A. them          B. which         C. it      D. what

The new secretary is a quick, _______ worker, and the boss is quite satisfied with her.

A. subjective            B. sufficient           C. adequate    D. efficient

Jack had his house _______ last night and he and his family were left homeless.

A. burning down   B. to burn down   C. burn down       D. burned down