The visiting professor giving lectures to students invited to meetings at times.
| A．preferred; to being | B．preferred to; rather than |
| C．preferred; than being | D．preferred; than to being |
One of the ________ that ________ my attention was magnetism.
| A．phenomenon；drew | B．phenomena；attracted |
| C．phenomenons；paid | D．phenomenon；paid |
The book published by the government ________ the case of the women’s rights and responsibilities of last year.
| A．states | B．tells |
| C．starts | D．says |
It doesn’t make any ________ now what he says—it’s too late for apologies.
| A．difference | B．effect |
| C．progress | D．development |
—Did you manage to contact Roger?
—Well yes，________.
| A．consequently | B．constantly |
| C．appropriately | D．eventually |
He ________ to get a high position in the company，but failed because of his poor ability of communication.
| A．attempted | B．managed |
| C．thought | D．succeeded |