I arrived late; I _____ the road to be so icy.
| A．wouldn't expect | B．haven't expected | C．hadn't expected | D．wasn't expecting |
（2012浙江卷） Brown said he was by no means annoyed;_____ he was glad to be able to make himself clearly understood.
| A．all in all | B．for one thing | C．on the contrary | D．by the way |
（2012福建卷）Nothing is so easy as parents raise their expectations of their children too high.
| A．of | B．to | C．by | D．for |
（2013·安徽卷) Before you pay a visit to a place of interest, look in your local library a book about it.
| A．on | B．at | C．for | D．to |
（2014届福建省福州八中高三第六次质检考试英语试卷）
Parents have to be able to to be , to go with their kids, and also give them the room to grow.
| A．flexible | B．strict | C．responsible | D．careful |
（届广西桂林中学高三2月月考英语试卷）
The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.
| A．close | B．short | C．narrow | D．fine |