_____ late in the morning, Mr. Smith turned off the alarm.
| A．Sleep | B．To sleep |
| C．Sleeping | D．Having slept |
In our city, almost everyone is _______bringing down the housing price because it is too high for them to buy one.
| A．in honor of | B．in search of |
| C．in need of | D．in favor of |
Recently, many parents choose to rent a house near schools and ______their children during their school years.
| A．inspire | B．recognize | C．accompany | D．protect |
______on his past mistakes, Ted realized that he had stayed around the wrong people.
| A．To reflect | B．Reflecting |
| C．reflected | D．being reflected |
Your performance in the driving test didn’t reach the required standard---______, you failed.
| A．in the end | B．after all |
| C．in other words | D．in a word |
We’re very annoyed ____his mistake, because we have emphasized this for several times.
| A．with | B．at | C．on | D．to |