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 |