Although a teenager, Fred could resist ________ what to do and what not to do．

A．to be told

B．having been told

C．being told

D．to have been told

As it turned out to be a small house party, we ________ so formally．

A．needn't dress up

B．did not need have dressed up

C．did not need dress up

D．needn't have dressed up

I worked so late in the office last night that I hardly had time ________ the last bus．

A．to have caught

B．to catch

C．catching

D．having caught

When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them ________．

A．off

B．aside

C．out

D．down

I would have gone to visit him in the hospital had it been at all possible, but I ________ fully occupied the whole of last week．

A．were

B．had been

C．have been

D．was

Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th ________ the birth of Jesus Christ．

A．in accordance with

B．in terms of

C．in favor of

D．in honor of

She wondered if she could have the opportunity to spend ________ here so that she could learn more about the city．

A．some times

B．some time

C．some time

D．some times．

I was speaking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were ________．

A．hung up

B．hung back

C．cut down

D．cut off

The number of registered participants in this year's marathon was half ________．

A．of last year's

B．those of last year's

C．of those of last year．

D．that of last year's

The article opens and closes with descriptions of two news reports, each ________ one major point in contrast with (和……相比) the other．

A．makes

B．made

C．is to make

D．making