How do you ______ the failure of your final examination ?
| A．account for | B．call for | C．reach for | D．send for |
I didn’t see your sister at the meeting. If she __________, she would have met my brother.
| A．has come | B．did come | C．come | D．had come |
The detective, ________ to read a newspaper, glanced at the man ________ next to a woman.
| A．pretending; seat | B．pretending; seated |
| C．pretended; seat | D．pretended; seated |
There was such a long queue for the ticket that I ________ gave up, though I wanted to attend the concert so much.
| A．ridiculously | B．eventually | C．appropriately | D．deliberately |
Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first _________.
| A．intention | B．attempt | C．purpose | D． desire |
I don’t believe these people have achieved success __________. They must have put much effort into their work.
| A．by coincidence | B．as usual | C．in particular | D．on purpose |