． being late for the important meeting, the secretary got fired form her job.
| A．With regard to | B．In case of | C．In addition to | D．On account of |
—Nowadays few people do shopping in this 100-year-old store.
—What a pity! It ____ a particular favorite with people, known for selling traditional food.
| A．is | B．has been | C．was | D．had been |
After ______, you are required ______ a language test. Only when you have passed it will you be accepted by our company.
| A．interviewed, taking | B．interviewed, to take |
| C．being interviewed, to take | D．interviewing, taking |
_____ came that the new president would start a war against the neighboring country as its leader wouldn’t keep his ______ on that matter.
| A．Words, word | B．Word, word | C．The word, words | D．A word, words |
The increasing high housing price has become a serious problem among us young people, _______ the government hasn’t yet found a better solution to.
| A．the one | B．that | C．one | D．it |
— How well did John do in the match?
— Wonderful. I think we can’t have a ______ player in our football team.
| A．good | B．well | C．better | D．best |