_________ an old woman,the room was empty.
| A．Except for | B．Only | C．Except | D．Besides |
When I opened the door, I found my father sitting in his chair, completely ______ in a magazine.
| A．absorbed | B．focused | C．losing | D．concentrated |
Some people said _____ that Copenhagen Conference 2009 didn’t reach any official agreement.
| A．what was a pity | B．what a pity it was |
| C．how pity was it | D．it was what a pity |
Only when you ______ what you have learned to practice ______ say you have made it.
| A．adapt; you can | B．apply; can you | C．use; you can | D．adopt; can you |
Our team’s success was ________ the efforts of Mr. Mark, who is ________ arrive here in ten minutes.
| A．because; due to | B．because of; about to | C．due to; due to | D．as a result; going to |
________ several times, Bill made up his mind not to watch late night movies any more.
| A．To be blamed | B．Having blamed | C．To blame | D．Having been blamed |