He couldn’t _________ for his foolish mistakes.
| A．explain | B．apply | C．account | D．ask |
___ makes me sick that she thinks so highly of herself.
| A．It | B．That | C．What | D．This |
—What happened to the young trees we planted last week?
—The trees ____ well, but I didn’t water them.
| A．might grow | B．needn’t have grown |
| C．would have grown | D．would grow |
The money collected should be made good use ______ the people who suffered a lot in the earthquake.
| A．of helping | B．to helping | C．to help | D．of to help |
2008 is a special number, ________ I suppose, that will be remembered by the Chinese forever.
| A．which | B．what | C．one | D．it |
The new tax policy only affects people on yearly incomes over ￥120,000, ____ the very rich.
| A．by the way | B．as a result | C．in other words | D．as a manner of |