_______ his being late again , he lost his job and had to stay at home.
| A．Owe to | B．As result of | C．In case of | D．Because of |
_____ really matters is not whether you will succeed or not, but rather whether you will try your best.
| A．whether | B．What | C．if | D．Which |
The heavy smoker has decided to _____ smoking, for he knows smoking _____ his health.
| A．cut down, is harmful to | B．cut up, does harm to |
| C．cut off, is harmful for | D．cut down, does harm for |
I wondered _____ they always looked down upon me.
| A．why it was which | B．why it was that | C．why was it that | D．what was it that |
As a result of the serious flood, two-thirds of the buildings in this area _____.
| A．needs repairing | B．need to be repaired |
| C．need being repaired | D．needs to repair |
—How about _____ Christmas evening party?
—I should say it was _____ success.
| A．a, a | B．the, a | C．a, / | D．the, / |