He was late for the meeting _________ the heavy snow.
| A．as a result | B．because of | C．as a result of | D．in the result |
I hate ______ their complains all day. one of these days I’ll tell them what I really think.
| A．paying attention to | B．to talk about | C．listening to | D．to have heard |
. How pleased the detective was _____ what his customer told him!
| A．hearing | B．heard | C．to hearing | D．to hear |
Mrs. Brown was much disappointed to see the washing machine she had _____ went wrong again.
We used to work in the same office and we _________ have coffee together.
| A．would | B．should | C．which | D．might |
I _____ to take a holiday this summer, but I had to change my plan .
| A．would hope | B．was hoping | C．had been hoped | D．had hoped |