By the time Pierce comes back from the meeting，we________here for three hours.
| A．will be waiting | B．is waiting |
| C．will wait | D．will have waited |
Lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should.
| A．bills | B．charges | C．prices | D．costs |
He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat.
| A．loosing | B．losing | C．off | D．missing |
We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.
| A．outcome | B．outset | C．income | D．output |
The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.
| A．close | B．short | C．narrow | D．fine |
A university is an educational institution which _____ degrees and carries out research.
| A．rewards | B．awards | C．grants | D．presents |