________the rapid growth of short messages which are sent by mobile phones, the number of criminal cases through short messages are increasing.
| A．For | B．By | C．As | D．With |
--- What about inviting Mary to our party?
--- You’d better not. She prefers to be ____, so far as I know.
| A．tested out | B．rung up |
| C．left alone | D．turned around |
It is not enough to have ____ for the disabled. We should learn to respect them and help them understand their valuable roles in society.
| A．sympathy | B．satisfaction |
| C．dignity | D．companion |
The young couple are always quarreling ____ family affairs, so it’s only a matter ____ time before they get divorced.
| A．over, of | B．of, of | C．over, over | D．or, over |
____, all the students passed the entrance examination.
| A．Much to the teacher’s satisfaction |
| B．To the teacher’s much satisfaction. |
| C．Much to the teacher’s satisfactory. |
| D．To the teacher’s great satisfactory |
When I was passing the town hall, I heard the clock ____ twelve.
| A．beating | B．striking | C．hitting | D．announcing |