Jim was a fast swimmer and soon swam the others.
| A．ahead | B．ahead of | C．front | D．in front |
________ hard he tried, he could not change his wife’s mind.
| A．However | B．Whatever | C．As | D．No matter what |
------I don’t know why he has made such a silly mistake in the exam.
------ He ____________ it before he handed in the paper.
| A．may have checked | B．might check |
| C．must have checked | D．should have checked |
Read the passage a second time, ___________ the meaning won’t become clearer to you.
| A．and | B．so | C．or | D．but |
When she finished her story, none of us said anything about it, which made her feel rather ________.
| A．embarrassing | B．embarrassed | C．embarrass | D．embarrassment |
E-mail, as well as phone calls, _____________ an important part in daily communication.
| A．are playing | B．is playing | C．have played | D．has played |