Research universities have to keep up with the latest computer and scientific hardware __________ price.
A.on account of | B.in addition to | C.regardless of | D.not to mention |
He is the first person you can think of ______, for he is always willing to ______ is in trouble.
A.relying on; figure out who | B.relying on; help out whomever |
C.to rely on; help out whoever | D.to rely on; make out no matter who |
Every means ______ prevent the water from ______.
A.are used to; polluting | B.is used to; polluting |
C.is used to; polluted | D.is used to; being polluted |
Henry was _____ struggling at sea by a British ship, _____ he was able to survive the accident.
A.spotted; and thus | B.discovered; thus | C.founded; so | D.seen; thus |
The girl ______ on the ground ______ to me that she had ______ the purse on the desk.
A.lay; lying; lied | B.lied; lied; lied | C.laid; laid; laid | D.lying; lied; laid |
How did it come about that you failed to ______ in time for the meeting yesterday?
A.turn down | B.turn over | C.turn off | D.turn up |