218. I _____ you the exciting news, but you were not at home.
A.meaned telling B. meaned to tell C. meant telling D meant to tell
When the teacher told the boy to sit down, he _____ to her and said she couldn’t make him.
| A．gave way | B．talked back | C．looked up | D．got down |
I broke my relationship with John because he always found _____ with me.
| A．error | B．mistake | C．fault | D．failure |
The authorities declared that because of the war petrol was _____ and had to be rationed (定量供应).
| A．inadequate | B．rare | C．lacked | D．scarce |
I'm sorry but what he thinks is not of the _____ importance to me.
| A．merest | B．lowest | C．last | D．least |
Many people complain of the rapid _____ of modern life.
| A．rate | B．pace | C．speed | D．step |