---We're going for a picnic next Sunday, and I'd like you to join us.
---____________！I have to see my grandmother. She has been ill for two weeks.
| A．What a pity | B．Good luck | C．That’s all right | D．Go ahead |
. On turning the corner, we saw the road _____ steeply.
| A．departing | B．decreasing | C．descending | D．depressing |
We can't _____ one to change the habits of a lifetime in a short time.
| A．hope | B．wait | C．expect | D．imagine |
It was necessary to _____ the factory building as the company was doing more and more business.
| A．extend | B．increase | C．lengthen | D．magnify |
. I asked the tailor to make a small _____ to my trousers because they were too long.
| A．change | B．variation | C．revision | D．alteration |
Because of the strong sun Mrs. William's new dining room curtains _____ from dark blue to gray within a year.
| A．faded | B．fainted | C．paled | D．diminished |