To keep the air clean this hospital forbids all the patients ________ in and around it.
| A．smoke | B．smoking | C．to be smoking | D．smoked |
—Why din’t you come to my birthday party last night?
—I was going to, but I was _______ occupied with something important.
| A．also | B．just |
| C．nevertheless | D．otherwise |
Researchers found that people who drank excessively were twice as likely as those who drank regularly ______ ischemic(出血性) heart attacks.
| A．suffering from | B．suffered from |
| C．to suffer from | D．suffer from |
—What do you think of her performance in the match?
—He _______, but today was not his day.
| A．need have scored | B．could have scored |
| C．should score | D．would score |
—Did the two parties reach an agreement?
—Yes, but the final proposal was a _______ betweem profit and envrionmental protection.
| A．similariy | B．Substitute |
| C．inspiration | D．compromise |
It’s difficult to _______ who will be elected to chairman of the Student’s Union, for the two candidates are well-matched.
| A．predict | B．calrify |
| C．permit | D．identify |