He seemed absent-minded and _______ his careless playing, we lost the game.
| A．resulted from | B．resulted in | C．as a result | D．as a result of |
________is our strong suggestion that he ________ a holiday, but ________ doesn’t help.
| A．As; takes; which | B．As; should take; it |
| C．It; takes; which | D．It; take; it |
The great success of this project has been largely ________ the support given by the 30 local businesspersons.
| A．instead of | B．thanks to |
| C．due to | D．as a consequence |
---I’m afraid I’ll fail in the exam.
--- ________. It won’t be so bad.
| A．Don’t be afraid |
| B．It doesn’t matter |
| C．Take it easy |
| D．You’ll not fail |
The judge permitted the couple ________ the boy who became an orphan after the earthquake.
| A．adapting | B．to adapt | C．adjusting | D．to adopt |
To tell you the truth, if it were not for the fact that you ________ my daughter, I would not take such pains to serve you.
| A．were | B．have been | C．had been | D．are |