We insisted that the girl ________ qualified for the job, but the manager insisted that she ________ the job because of her shyness as a receptionist.
| A．should be; was offered | B．was not; should be offered |
| C．was; not be offered | D．should not be; was not offered |
She may have missed the train, ______ she won’t arrive for another hour.
| A．in which case | B．in the case | C．in any case | D．in that case |
— Jack, this is the third time that you have been late this week.
— Sorry, sir, but I was ______ for 15 minutes on the way here in the traffic jam.
| A．held up | B．put up | C．taken up | D．given up |
Without that conversation between them, they would ______ be able to avoid mistakes.
| A．in no time | B．by all means | C．in no way | D．on the whole |
The zoologist is telling the visitors how a horse’s vision differs from ______ of a human.
| A．it | B．one | C．that | D．those |
This book will show the readers ______ can be used in other contexts.
| A．how that they have observed | B．that how they have observed |
| C．how what they have observed | D．that they have observed |