The field research will take Luffy and Steven about two weeks; it will be a long time _______ we _______ again.
| A．before; met | B．since; meet | C．before; meet | D．since; met |
There is no doubt that our educational system leaves something __________.
| A．being desired | B．to be desired |
| C．to desire | D．to have been desired |
The boy ________ avoided being run over by a speeding car when crossing the busy street the other day.
| A．hardly | B．slightly | C．narrowly | D．gently |
I would love _____ to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report.
| A．to go | B．going | C．to have gone | D．to be going |
It’s reported that workers on London’s underground train network will go on strike（罢工）in ________ with colleagues losing their jobs at ticket offices.
| A．annoyance | B．sympathy | C．companion | D．scare |
He is the first person you can think of to rely on, for he is always willing to ________ whoever is in trouble.
| A．cut out | B．figure out | C．test out | D．help out |