—Clover, why didn’t you attend the meeting yesterday?
—I ____, but something unexpected happened．
| A．had | B．would | C．was going to | D．did |
His success _______ his hard work.
| A．results in | B．results from |
| C．lies on | D．roots in |
He slipped and had his leg broken. _______, he will have to be away from school for two or three months.
| A．In any case | B．After all |
| C．As a result | D．In this way |
It will make no difference whether our pay will be _______ 5% this year.
| A．risen by | B．raised by | C．raised to | D．risen to |
I don’t know if it _____. You’ll get wet if it ____. You’d better take an umbrella.
| A．will rain; will rain | B．rain; will rain | C．will rain; rains | D．rains; rains |
There was never any time for Kate to feel lonely, _____ she was an only child.
| A．ever since | B．now that | C．even though | D．even as |