—Are you sure the delegation will come to our school next week?
—____________．The head of it has just emailed me about the departure time of their flight．
| A．No wonder | B．Definitely not | C．Don’t mention it | D．You bet |
Having checked the doors were closed, and _________ all the lights were off, the boy opened the door to his bedroom.
| A．why | B．that | C．when | D．where |
—I didn’t mean ______ my mother.
—But talking to her like that meant ______ her.
| A．hurting; hurting | B．to hurt; hurting |
| C．hurting; to hurt | D．to hurt; to hurt |
Running a company is not _______ a matter of hiring people——they also need to be trained.
| A．simply | B．partly | C．seriously | D．equally |
. I ______ my classmate Linda very much. ________ her prettiness, she was clever and helpful.
| A．liked; Except for | B．liked; But for |
| C．admired; Apart from | D．admired; Instead of |
It is suggested that all these gifts be mailed immediately _________ in time for Christmas.
A, in order to have received B. so as to receive
C. so as to be received D. so as to be receiving