The boss didn’t accept the reason for her being absent for the meeting_________ she didn’t know there was a meeting and __________100yuan from her salary this month.
| A．why; kept back | B．that; kept back |
| C．where; keep out | D．because; keep out |
Try on this red skirt; you will look great_____it.
| A．on | B．by | C．in | D．for |
He invited me to a dance after the show____ Christmas Eve.
| A．at | B．on | C．in | D．by |
Most Americans would prefer to keep their problems _____themselves, and solve their problems ______ themselves.
| A．to; by | B．by; to | C．for; to | D．in; on |
I was ___ the point of telephoning him when his letter arrived. 
| A．in | B．to | C．at | D．on |
Everybody was touched____words after they heard her moving story.
| A．beyond | B．without | C．of | D．in |