----We could have come here much earlier in your car.
----I agree. But it _____.
| A．is repaired | B．was being repaired |
| C．had been repaired | D．is being repaired |
Everything from greeting to eating can be an opportunity to do the wrong thing, and not only embarrass yourself, but _______ your host.
| A．scare | B．upset | C．tease | D．blame |
Mary, whose father passed away for smoking abuse, cried, “Any assumption that smoking is beneficial is _________ absurd.”
| A．totally | B．nearly | C．rarely | D．merely |
It's been a difficult time but, on the _______ side, I feel physically fine.
| A．primitive | B．original | C．unique | D．positive |
The first African-American president of the United States received a(n) _______ welcome in the African countries, where he was received as a returning son.
| A．romantic | B．bureaucratic | C．enthusiastic | D．optimistic |
With no better way to express feelings of love and _________, it's easy to see why everyone turns to the flower shop on Mothers’ Day.
| A．appreciation | B．inspiration | C．satisfaction | D．ambition |