_______ information cost him many chances of finding jobs．
| A．Lack of | B．Short of | C．Lack | D．Lacking of |
We could see that he was trying to _____ his own responsibility for the delay, instead of accepting his fault.
| A．run over | B．smooth over | C．pass off | D．turn down |
Lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should.
| A．bills | B．charges | C．prices | D．costs |
One _____ needed when making a cake is flour; another is sugar.
| A．container | B．ingredient | C．content | D．equivalent |
. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat.
| A．loosing | B．losing | C．off | D．missing |
The _____ of the trees in the water was very clear.
| A．mirror | B．sight | C．reflection | D．shadow |