_____ in a heavy rain, the teacher fell ill and couldn’t but ______ for a leave.
| A．Caught; to ask | B．Catching; ask |
| C．Catching; to ask | D．Caught; ask |
—Could you tell me where Jim is? I want to return the bike to him.
—He ___ the library. He will be back soon.
| A．goes to |
| B．has gone to |
| C．has been to |
| D．went to |
I want to know ___ in our class.
| A．what happened |
| B．what’s happening |
| C．what’s happened |
| D．what will happen |
It took them ___ time to finish the challenging task.
| A．a number of |
| B．a lot |
| C．a great deal of |
| D．a good many |
—I’m going to Paris next Saturday.
—What a ___ . So am I !
| A．conclusion |
| B．consequence |
| C．coincidence |
| D．celebration |
___ I know, many thousands of tourists from the mainland have been to Taiwan.
| A．As soon as |
| B．As well as |
| C．As much as |
| D．As far as |