—Be seated, please and I’ll make you a cup of tea.
—_________. Let’s come to the point first.
| A．You needn’t do so | B．Please don’t bother |
| C．You are welcome | D．You are indeed too polite. |
I’m sure you ______ to us just now, because we already know the truth.
| A．lay | B．laid | C．lie | D．lied |
I have many friends, __________some are businessmen。
A of them B of whose C of which D of whom
He had been ill for a long time and _________ he was left behind in his work。
| A．however | B．consequently | C．otherwise | D．but |
It was impossible to avoid _____ by his opinion。
| A．affecting | B．to be affected | C．affected | D．being affected |
With so many difficult problems ______, the newly-elected president, Obama, is to have a hard time。
| A．settled | B．settling | C．to settle | D．being settled |