— Why did the dinner party start so late last night?
— It was _____ that caused him to serve dinner an hour later than usual.
| A．we were late | B．we being late | C．our being late | D．because we were late |
Though _____ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to record the plain facts of small-town life.
| A．raised | B．grown | C．developed | D．cultivated |
Some teenagers have a generalized resentment against society, which _____ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature.
| A．deprives | B．restricts | C．rejects | D．denies |
With prices _____ so much, it's hard for the company to plan a budget.
| A．fluctuating | B．waving | C．swinging | D．vibrating |
Her work is often very hard and she gets very tired. The work is _____.
| A．wonderful | B．splendid | C．tedious | D．magnificent |
The engineers have rejected the employers' proposals to end the strike and the other workers have come out in _____.
| A．opposition | B．return | C．sympathy | D．readiness |