The ship was _____ in a storm off Jamaica.

A. drowned          B. sunk        C. wrecked       D. submitted

Is this the reason ___ at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?

     A.he explained   B.what explained   C.how he explained   D.why he explained

—I’m afraid I can’t go to your party, I have  lots of things to do.

—__________!

A. What a pity       B. With pleasure       C. No problem      D. Mind yourself

----What did he want to know,Anne?

-----_______I could finish writing the report.

A.     When was it  B.It was when that  C.It was when  D.When it was that

Some policemen were sent there to ______ the villagers ______ down the trees.

A.keep;cutting                                                        B.prevent;cutting

C.prevent;to cut                                               D.stop;to cut

It is no______ arguing with Bill because he will never change his mind.

A. use        B. help      C. time          D. way

In the middle of the night, we ______signals for help from another ship.

A. picked out     B. picked up               C. picked on      D. picked at

_____ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time.

      A. By the way      B. In a way      C. In the way      D. In no way

Thirty dollars ________ too expensive.

A.are                    B.is                              C.were                         D.be

Usually John would be late for meetings. But this time,   ____ to my surprise, he arrived on time.  

A little         B. much     C. ever        D. even