--- I am so sorry to have come late for the meeting.
--- It is not your fault. With __ rush-hour traffic and __ heavy rain, it is no wonder you were late.
| A．a; a | B．the; the | C．/; / | D．/; a |
The meeting was expected to start at 9 o'clock but the manager didn't turn up ______ twenty minutes later.
| A．before | B．until | C．after | D．since |
Although he was in poor health, Robert succeeded ______ other more famous engineers failed.
| A．which | B．that | C．what | D．where |
It was ________ Benazir Bhutto, former Pakistan prime minister, was leaving the rally(集会) that the suicide bomb happened, ________ the world felt sorry.
| A．when; for which | B．as; which | C．since; for which | D．after; which |
－Do you have a minute? I’ve got something to tell you.
－Ok, ______ you make it short.
| A．now that | B．if only | C．so long as | D．every time |
______ I really don’t like art, I find his work impressive.
| A．As | B．since | C．if | D．While |