． 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 |
--The plane is due to take off at 7∶50 from the airport.
--________ we fail to arrive there in time?
| A．What if | B．As if | C．Even if | D．Only if |
--They ________ out the problem, but failed.
--What a shame ! I never thought it was going to happen like that.
| A．managed to work | B．managed working |
| C．sought working | D．sought to work |
--Let’s go there by taxi.
--It’s not far from here, I prefer ________.
| A．walking to take a taxi | B．to walk rather than take a taxi |
| C．walk to taking the taxi | D．to walk rather than to take a taxi |
They ________ the train until it disappeared in the distance.
| A．saw | B．watched | C．noticed | D．observed |
As we all know, children are always ________ about everything fresh to them.
| A．strange | B．amusing | C．curious | D．conscious |