—Why was he late for school?
— ________his bike was broken on the road.
| A．Since | B．Because |
| C．As | D．Because of |
- Did you hear the news about the fire in our building?
- Yes. It took the firemen two hours to_______ the fire.
| A．put out | B．put up |
| C．put down | D．put off |
I am looking forward to this summer. The_______ FIFA World Cup takes place in Brazil _______ June 13 to July 14.
| A．twentieth; in | B．twentieth; from |
| C．twenty; in | D．twenty; from |
He loves reading, so he usually_______ a lot of money for books.
| A．pays | B．costs |
| C．takes | D．spends |
My friend. Tom. kept me_______ for an hour yesterday.
| A．wait | B．waited |
| C．waiting | D．to wait |
This kind of Xiaomi Phone is very small. It can be only_______ three inches.
| A．as short as | B．as shorter as |
| C．as long as | D．as longer as |