Many students, ________ some pocket money and social experience, work during their holidays.
| A．to get | B．having got | C．getting | D．got |
E-mail, as well as telephones, ________ an important part in daily communication.
| A．is playing | B．have played | C．are playing | D．play |
Mark woke up one morning only to find both water and electricity _______ because he had not been able to pay the bills.
| A．cut out | B．cut down | C．cut off | D．cut short |
Cycling is highly _______ to people’s health and the environment.
| A．fashionable | B．beneficial | C．changeable | D．suitable |
Your performance in the driving test didn’t reach the required standard— ________, you failed.
| A．in the end | B．after all | C．in other words | D．at the same time |
I was lost in the strange city; ________, it began to rain heavily.
| A．make matters worse | B．to make matters worse |
| C．having made matters worse | D．made matters worse |