---How long do you think it is ______he took up the job?
--- Half a year at least.
| A．when | B．before | C．that | D．since |
Instead of calling ___ his uncle, he called ___ my new house with his wife that day.
| A．by ,for | B．on, at | C．for, on | D．at, by |
It’s too late to go out now.____, it's starting to rain.
| A．Besides | B．Meanwhile | C．However | D．Anyhow |
Jack did nothing but ___.
| A．complain | B．to complain | C．complained | D．in complaining |
The reason why I didn't come to the meeting was ___ I got ill.
| A．for | B．because | C．because of | D．that |
His car broke __ on the way home from work.
| A．into | B．out | C．up | D．down |