23．Prices of houses_______sharply in the past decade.
| A．rise | B．are rising | C．have risen | D．Rose |
I had no idea how it______ that he should have been late for class three times a week.
| A．came across | B．came about | C．came out | D．came down |
The reporters exposed the corruption (腐败) of several high officials in the government;
as a result, they ________ to resign from office.
| A．asked | B．were asked | C．had been asked | D．have asked |
It's going to take several days for my car to be repaired -- ______I'm renting one.
| A．as a consequence | B．in the meanwhile |
| C．for one thing | D．in addition |
John Major made some advances this year, but_______, it’s been a pretty bad year for John Major.
| A．all in all | B．in particular |
| C．in all | D．in general |
— Are you going to visit our teacher with us?
— If you do, _______.
| A．I also go | B．so do I | C．so I will | D．so will I |