-- I’m not getting on well with Jim recently.
--- ______ he didn’t show up at your birthday party the other day.
| A．No doubt | B．No problem | C．No way | D．No wonder |
— How are the things in your village?
— Modern farming methods have been brought in and the villagers are ______ now than before.
| A．well off | B．better off | C．badly off | D．worse off |
— What do you think of the bottled water?
— I don’t like it at all. It is reported that much nutrition, including some minerals, ______ while it is being processed.
| A．are ridded of | B．are gotten rid of | C．gets rid of | D．is ridded of |
The operation room in every hospital has to ______ bacteria of any kind.
| A．keep free from | B．make it free from | C．be made free from | D．be kept free from |
Only ______ a human being.
| A．when is it hungry a lion will attack | B．when it is hungry a lion will attack |
| C．when it is hungry will a lion attack | D．when is it hungry will a lion attack |
The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without ______ his notes.
| A．bringing up | B．referring to | C．looking for | D．trying on |