27．---Mary, you didn’t show up at the meeting last week?
---No, I________, but my son had a sudden fever and I had to stay at home to take care of him.
| A．didn’t | B．was going to | C．had to | D．wouldn’t |
The Blacks had a wonderful holiday in the UK______ the bad weather.
| A．in spite | B．despite | C．though | D．although |
Eating too much fat can______ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.
| A．result from | B．contribute to | C．attend to | D．lead in |
. You have made a few spelling mistakes in your composition, but it is well written_______.
| A．on a whole | B．as a whole | C．general speaking | D．as the whole |
--- Nancy is not coming tonight. --- But she______!
| A．promises | B．promised | C．will promised | D．had promised |
______surprises most of us.
| A．Wolves are afraid of us | B．The fact that wolves afraid men |
| C．The fact that wolves are afraid of men | D．Wolves’ afraid of men |