— You don’t forget when we borrowed that reference book, do you?
— I can’t remember now but ________ sometime last week?
| A．might it be | B．could it be |
| C．could it have been | D．should it have been |
He didn’t work hard. _____, he failed his exam again.
| A．As a result | B．As a result of | C．In spite of | D．As a matter of fact |
Lucy asked for a separate room so that she could avoid ______ with Tom alone.
| A．to leave | B．to be left | C．being left | D．leaving |
Always read the ________ on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.
| A．explanations | B．instructions | C．descriptions | D．introductions |
The questions the reporter asked sometimes were ________ and they made me ________.
| A．embarrassed；embarrassing | B．embarrassing；embarrassed |
| C．embarrassed；embarrassed | D．embarrassing；embarrassing |
The manager didn’t ask him to come. _______, he lost his job.
| A．In other words | B．In a word | C．In many ways | D．In any way |