Take an umbrella to ______you from the rain, which may ___you from taking a walk.
| A．protect; stop | B．protect; protect |
| C．prevent; protect | D．prevent; keep |
It was not until Mum agreed to take her to KFC, ____was her favorite, ____the spoiled girl stopped crying.
| A．that; that | B．which; which | C．that; which | D．which; that |
—Do you think our basketball team played very well yesterday?
—_________.
| A．They were not nervous at all. | B．They couldn’t have done better. |
| C．They played naturally | D．They were still young. |
_____ shoulder to shoulder with a girl, I felt very embarrassed.
| A．Spotting shopping | B．Spotted shopping |
| C．Having spotted to shop | D．Spotted to shop |
— What was it that caused the party to be put off?
— ______the invitations.
| A．Because Tom delayed sending | B．Tom delayed to send |
| C．That Tom delayed sending | D．Tom delaying sending |
— You should have prepared your speech for the meeting, Mr. Smith.
— Yes, I know. But how could I _____ the meeting date fixed so soon?
| A．while | B．as | C．after | D．with |