I _______ him not to smoke, but he didn’t think it necessary.
| A．persuaded |
| B．advised |
| C．hoped |
| D．suggested |
–How long are you staying?
--I don’t know. _______.
| A．That’s OK | B．Never mind | C．It depends | D．It doesn’t matter |
John was late for the business meeting because his flight had been
_______ by a heavy storm.
| A．kept | B．stopped | C．slowed | D．delayed |
. He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was ________ from the outside world.
| A．cut out | B．cut off | C．cut up | D．cut through |
It was playing computer games that _______ the boy plenty of time that he ________ doing
his lessons.
| A．spent; must have been | B．cost; ought to have spent |
| C．wasted; wouldn’t have been | D．took; can’t have spent |
______ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.
| A．Compare | B．When comparing | C．Comparing | D．When compared |