Wage increases to a certain level will probably help to ______ the average consumers from the effects of higher prices.
| A．cushion | B．reduce | C．prevent | D．remove |
They made up their mind that they______ a new house once Larry changed jobs.
| A．bought | B．would buy | C．have bought | D．had bought |
Susan made______ clear to me that she wished to make a new life for herself.
| A．that | B．this | C．it | D．her |
-This apple pie is too sweet, don't you think so?
-. I think it's just right, actually.
| A． | Not really | B． | I hope so | C． | Sounds good | D． | No wonder |
I don't really like the author,I have to admit his books are very exciting.
| A． | although | B． | unless | C． | until | D． | once |
Writing out all the invitations by hand was more time-consuming than we______.
| A．will expect | B．are expecting | C．expect | D．had expected |