After ________________ a sandstorm warning on Sunday evening, meteorologists forecast that dusty weather will continue in parts of the country on Monday.
| A．breaking off | B．calling off | C．leaving off | D．putting off |
1. In this factory, suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully _____.
| A．admitted | B．acknowledged | C．absorbed | D．considered |
What is most obvious in this book are all those details of daily living which make Mrs. Richard _____ common.
| A．nothing but | B．anything but | C．above all | D．rather than |
Noone has _____ been able to trace the author of the poem.
| A．still | B．yet | C．already | D．just |
It was a great _____ for him to be pleasant to people he didn't like.
| A．attempt | B．trouble | C．power | D．effort |
The exciting news he had been looking forward ___ at last, so he did nothing but____.
| A．to came; cry | B．to coming; cry |
| C．to come; to cry | D．of come; to cry |