— Why weren't you at school yesterday morning, Li Lei? — ________, sir.
| A．Yes, I was | B．No, I was | C．Neither was I | D．But I was |
Mrs Read went to the market and bought several ______ eggs.
| A．dozen of | B．dozens | C．dozen | D．dozens of |
Catherine came home happily, which suggested that she the final exam.
| A．had passed | B．pass | C．would pass | D．should pass |
—Would you like me the radio a bit?
—No, it’s all right. I’m used with the radio .
| A．to turn down; to work; on | B．turning down; to working; on |
| C．turning down; to working; off | D．to turn down; to working; on |
Peter survived in the accident when he fell overboard yesterday. He _______ escaped drowning.
| A．nearly | B．slightly | C．narrowly | D．hardly |
Not having worked out the program, ________ leave the office.
| A．so he was forbidden to | B．and he didn’t want to |
| C．his little son couldn’t make him | D．be couldn’t free himself to |