With food, water and electricity ________, the villagers suffered a lot after the earthquake.
| A．cut down | B．cut up | C．cut off | D．cut in |
_____, and the problem will be worked out.
| A．If you have a bit more effort | B．Having a little effort |
| C．A bit more effort | D．There being a little effort |
The news came as no surprise to me. I ______ for some time that the factory was going to shut down.
| A．knew | B．had known | C．have known | D．know |
______ he wants to say is ______ great an effort he has made to help her out.
| A．That; how | B．What; what | C．What; how | D．What; that |
______ I failed in English a third time, I had no doubt about my gift for foreign languages.
| A．By the time | B．Until | C．After | D．Unless |
— 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 |