— Hey! Everyone in the office was at the dinner party in honor of Mr. Charles except you. What happened?
— I ______ after Mike, my colleague. He was badly ill.
| A．have looked | B．was looking | C．would look | D．had looked |
. Is this the reason ______ at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?
| A．why he explained | B．he explained | C．what he explained | D．how he explained |
_______ the house prices have risen sharply, the number of buyers is as great as ever.
| A．Despite the fact that | B．In spit of what |
| C．Regardless of | D．Contrary to |
The traffic problems we were looking forward to seeing ______ should have attracted the government’s attention.
| A．solving | B．solve | C．to solve | D．solved |
If it were not for the fact that she _______ play tennis, I would invite her to join us.
| A．couldn’t | B．shouldn’t | C．might not | D．can’t |
She had no idea how it _____ that her husband met with trouble again.
| A．came up | B．came about | C．came out | D．came across |