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36. No one knows _________ prevented the rumor from spreading.
| A．what was it that | B．what it was that |
| C．how it was that | D．why it was that |
The building was named Ford Hall________a man named James Ford.
| A．in place of | B．in celebration of |
| C．in memory of | D．in favour of |
The old photos buried at the bottom of the suitcase________me of those happy old days we had spent together.
| A．repeated | B．reminded |
| C．informed | D．remembered |
My sister met him at the Grand Theatre yesterday afternoon，so he________your lecture.
| A．couldn’t have attended | B．needn’t attend |
| C．mustn’t have attended | D．can’t attend |
—Is Blake still absent from class?
— I think he________be punished if he goes on with it.
| A．shall | B．must | C．can | D．will |
—Does it rain a lot in this area?
—________，it hardly ever rains；the climate is like that of a desert.
| A．What’s more | B．In other words |
| C．On the contrary | D．As a result |