The boss asked him to leave; _____, he was fired.
| A．in other words | B．as a result |
| C．in a word | D．from that moment on |
28．—Thank you very much.
—Not at all , I was____________ glad to help.
| A．too | B．only too | C．not so | D．much |
27．I would have come to see you earlier, but I __________ too busy.
| A．had been | B．were | C．was | D．would be |
26．With summer coming on, the weather gets hot _________.
| A．day after day | B．day and night |
| C．day in and day out | D．day by day |
25．In Switzerland, six miles west of Geneva,___________ a collection of laboratory buildings.
| A．lie | B．are lying | C．lies | D．lays |
24．America was____________ was first called" India" by Columbus
| A．that | B．where | C．what | D．the place |