All of the guests by 9 o’clock , but the host until 15 minutes later .
| A．arrived ; didn’t turn up | B．had arrived ; didn’t turn up |
| C．arrived ; hadn’t turned up | D．had arrived; hadn’t turned up |
_____ inviting guests and not treating them properly!
| A．Strangely | B．Fantastically |
| C．Surprisingly | D．Fancy |
_____ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time.
| A．By the way | B．In a way | C．In the way | D．In no way |
The two things are the same in outward form but different _____.
| A．in addition | B．in brief | C．in common | D．in essence |
Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards.
| A．equivalent | B．uniform | C．alike | D．likely |
High interest rates _____ people from borrowing money.
| A．discourage | B．decrease | C．disturb | D．disgust |