. Peter must be ill. It’s the only thing that can _________ his strange behavior.
| A．lie in | B．result from | C．account for | D．explain about |
“Why couldn’t they meet us at five o’clock?” “Because they were delayed by ________.”
| A．heavy traffic | B．heavy traffics |
| C．crowded traffic | D．crowded traffics |
Her father works as a ______ in a hotel and her mother a ______ in a private company.
| A．cooker, typewriter | B．cook, typist |
| C．cooker, typist | D．cook, typewriter |
I found her sitting in the corner, reading _____ newspaper, with _____ in her eyes.
| A．a, tear | B．a piece of, tears |
| C．a, tears | D．a piece of, tear |
—Would you like to come to dinner tonight？
—I’d like to, ___ I’m too busy.
| A．and | B．so |
| C．as | D．but |
—I don’t like chicken _______ fish.
—I don’t like chicken, _______ I like fish very much.
| A．and, and | B．and, but |
| C．or, but | D．or, and |