He lifted the receiver as soon as the telephone rang but it on the table at once.
A. lay B .lied C laid D lain
This approach, ______ more expensive than the basic one, provides us with considerably more usage flexibility.
| A．as | B．since | C．while | D．if |
______ would have been too embarrassed, but he walked right up and asked for her autograph.
| A．Someone else | B．Anyone else | C．Someone | D．Anyone |
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says united Europe could fail if Eurozone(欧元区) ______ over debt problems in Greece, Italy and other weaker economies.
| A．breaks up | B．breaks down | C．pulls up | D．pulls down |
Education is not an end, but a means to an end. ______, we do not educate children only for the aim of educating them.
| A．In the end | B．After all | C．In other words | D．In the meantime |
For 800 years Oxford and Cambridge universities ______ in everything from Nobel prizes to boat races.
| A．competed | B．had been competing |
| C．have competed | D．compete |