．The day before yesterday John was dismissed because of his _____ attitude towards his job．
| A．informal | B．casual | C．determined | D．earnest |
---Are you going to Tom’s birthday party?
---_________.I might have to work.
| A．Sound great | B．Thank you | C．It depends | D．Don’t mention it |
______ expense, we must take every measure to save the old man’s life.
| A．Because of | B．As a result of | C．Regardless of | D．With regard to |
_________all of them are strong candidates, only one will be chosen for the post.
| A．Since | B．As | C．If | D．While |
Everything ______, his plan seems more practical.
| A．being taken into consideration | B．took into consideration |
| C．taking into consideration | D．taken into consideration |
That could set off a “credit event,” ______ world financial markets into turmoil（混乱）, much as the collapse(倒闭) of Lehman Brothers ______ in the fall of 2008.
| A．threw；did | B．throwing；did | C．threw；had | D．throwing；had |