John was late for the business meeting because his flight had been
_______ by a heavy storm.
| A．kept | B．stopped | C．slowed | D．delayed |
__________ being too large, the color and the style of the dress suit me well.
| A．Apart from | B．As well as |
| C．Besides | D．Instead of |
The fact that she never apologized __________ a lot about what kind of person she is.
| A．says | B．talks | C．appears | D．replaces |
You'd better not phone the manager between 7 and 8 tomorrow evening, because he __________ an important meeting then.
| A．will have | B．would have |
| C．will be having | D．would have had |
—We are going to hold a sports meeting tomorrow.
—__________ it rains?
| A．How about | B．What if |
| C．If only | D．Even if |
It is reported that the United States uses __________ energy as the whole of Europe.
| A．as twice | B．twice much as |
| C．much twice | D．twice as much |