---How is it that you are late for class again?
---_______.
| A．By bus and then on foot | B．Because I missed the bus |
| C．It’s quite all right | D．It’s far from school |
The manager devotes all his spare time ______ the violin.
| A．to practise | B．to practicing |
| C．in practising | D．for practising |
______ he returns to his native land.
| A．It is long before since | B．It is before long that |
| C．It won’t be long before | D．It will be long after |
This book _____ ten units, ______ three mainly revision.
| A．contains; including | B．includes; containing |
| C．contains; containing | D．includes; including |
____ speaking, a person must care much about his ____, because it is not only a personal thing, but also a social one.
| A．Personal; personality | B．Personally; personality |
| C．Personally; personal | D．Personality; personal |
As we know, every four years athletes from all over the world compete ____ medals in the Olympic Games.
| A．against | B．for | C．with | D．as |