—Why didn’t he come to the meeting?

—The reason           this was         he forgot．

A．about; why          B．for; why       C．for; that           D．about; that

—I think smoking is bad for your health．You see the sign “No Smoking” there．

—Yes, I know．But I simply can’t         ．

A．give it away       B．give it in            C．give it out       D．give it up

—Why are they pulling down the houses?

—         a new parking lot．

A．Build                                                         B．To build

C．Because of building                                     D．Built

Never before      so highly successful in his attempts to change the weather slightly on a very small scale．

A．man has been       B．man is        C．will man be        D．has man been

       he has made up, his mind to do something, nothing will stop him．

A．Once        B．Before         C．Although           D．As soon as

—I’m going to Japan．

—How long         you       there?

A．are; stayed           B．did; stay         C．have; stayed         D．are; staying

While referring to the money, the official avoided the attention     on how to make use of it．

A．drawn           B．paid            C．focused         D．attracted

People may have different opinions about Karen, but I admire her．      , she is a great musician．

A．After all                                                    B．As a result

C．In other words                                           D．As usual

I want to buy that kind of cloth because I       the cloth        well．

A．have told; washed                                       B．have been told; washes

C．was told; washed                                       D．have been told; is washed

It still puzzles today’s scientists        some mammals produce their young        others lay eggs to produce their offspring （后代）．

A．that; while            B．what; while          C．that; as           D．what; as