In order not to be disturbed, I spent three hours＿＿in my study.

　　A.locking   B.locked   C.to lock   D.being locked

Tom was late for work ________ the traffic jam, and ________ the boss blamed him for it.

A. as a result; as a result of　 　　　　　 B. as a result of; as a result

C. as a result of; in other words　 　　　　 D. as a result; in other words

—How much did the guy _____ you to fix your 3G mobile phone?

— I don't remember, but it was quite a lot．

　 A．cost　 B．spend C．charge 　　　　 D．take

_______ people in the world are sending information by E-mail every day.

A. Several million　　 　　　　　　　 B. Many millions

C. Several millions　　　 　　　　　　　 D. Many million

你們班同學(xué)上周五就“應(yīng)該送什么樣的禮物給同學(xué)或朋友”的話題展開了討論，下面是討論記錄：

【寫作內(nèi)容】

討論的時(shí)間和話題；

同學(xué)們的意見和各自的理由；

你的看法。

By the end of the year, the rebels had exercised control ______ the northern states.

A. towards B. with　 C. at　　 D. over

Though it began _________, they kept on _________ in the field.

　 A. raining, work　　　　　　　 B. to rain, working

　 C. raining, with the work　　　　　 D. to rain, to work

一Did you visit many places while you were in Canada?

一Yes,　　

A．a(chǎn)few quite　 B only few　 C．only afew　 D quite few

Late in the afternoon, we finally found a path which l_______ to a small village.