His ability is beyond question; ______ has been in doubt is ______ he is prepared to work hard.
| A．what; that | B．what; whether | C．which; whether | D．that; that |
Steven didn’t follow the advice ______ by the villager and thus got lost in the forest.
| A．put out | B．put forward |
| C．being put out | D．being put forward |
The old man tried to save more money ______ he could contribute some to the flood victims.
| A．so as to | B．now that |
| C．so that | D．even though |
The manager suggested the workers’ pay ______ by 10 percent.
| A．should increased | B．would be increased |
| C．increased | D．be increased |
The spokesman said that the poor safety standards were ______ for last Sunday’s accident.
| A．blaming | B．blamed |
| C．to blame | D．to be blamed |
It was ______ that caused her to serve dinner an hour later than usual.
| A．us being late | B．our being late |
| C．we were late | D．because we were late |