I don’t like the lecture yesterday. Most of what the speaker said was _____ the subject.
| A．on | B．off |
| C．of | D．around |
—It cost me 30 yuan to get here.
—Well, it was crazy of you to take a taxi _______ you could come by bus as well.
| A．while | B．if | C．when | D．because |
Reportedly yesterday a group of American soldiers were walking along the road in Iraq when a bomb was ________ , three of whom were killed.
| A．set about | B．set out | C．set up | D．set off |
Can you think of some cases drivers obviously knew the traffic rules but didn’t obey them?
| A．why | B．where | C．as | D．which |
US President George Bush the war in Iraq on March 20, 2003. But internationally, the US war in Iraq as one country misusing its power over a weaker nation.
| A．started, has been criticized | B．has started, had been criticized |
| C．started, has criticized | D．had started, was criticized |
All of the guests by 9 o’clock , but the host until 15 minutes later .
| A．arrived ; didn’t turn up | B．had arrived ; didn’t turn up |
| C．arrived ; hadn’t turned up | D．had arrived; hadn’t turned up |