275. A telephone is an instrument by which we can speak to people far away. The underlined word means ____.
| A．a tool | B．an experiment | C．an expression | D．an instruction |
She is not a competent driver and can’t cope with driving in _______.
| A．heavy traffic | B．heavy traffics |
| C．crowded traffic | D．crowded traffics |
“Why couldn’t they meet us at five o’clock?” “Because they were delayed by ________.”
| A．heavy traffic | B．heavy traffics |
| C．crowded traffic | D．crowded traffics |
Her father works as a ______ in a hotel and her mother a ______ in a private company.
| A．cooker, typewriter | B．cook, typist |
| C．cooker, typist | D．cook, typewriter |
I found her sitting in the corner, reading _____ newspaper, with _____ in her eyes.
| A．a, tear | B．a piece of, tears |
| C．a, tears | D．a piece of, tear |
—Would you like to come to dinner tonight？
—I’d like to, ___ I’m too busy.
| A．and | B．so |
| C．as | D．but |