—I'm afraid I can't finish the book within this week.

—________.

A.Take your time B. That's all right

C. Not at all D. Please go ahead

The children were not ______for the accident.

A. to being blamed B. to blame

C. being blamed D. to be blamed

The house is so large that we can _______it _______flats.

A. divide; into B. divide; up

C. divide; to D. divide; from

The detective, _______to read a newspaper, glanced at the man _____ next to a woman.

A. pretended; seated B. pretending; seat

C. pretended; seat D. pretending; seated

Tom is always ready to help me ______I come to ask him for help.

A. at times B. every time

C. sometimes D. by the time

A quarrel _________, which made him ______ his family.

A. broke down; break out

B. broke out; break away from

C. was broken away; break down

D. was broken out; break away

________confidence and the necessary equipment, they failed to rescue the 42 miners trapped in the coal mine.

A. Having lacked B. Lacking of

C. Lacking D. Lack of

He failed the mid-term examination and only then _______ how much time he had wasted.

A. had he realized B. did he realize

C. he had realized D. he realized

Today, we’ll discuss a number of cases _______ parents have much difficulty in communicating with their children.

A. where B. as C. why D. which

He asked us to _______ him in carrying through the plan at the meeting yesterday.

A. persuade B. encourage

C. assist D. provide