—We were surprised to hear that the reason ________ she gave for her absence was ________ her mother was ill.
—Yes.We saw her mother was at the supermarket that morning.
| A．why；that | B．which；that |
| C．that；because | D．why；because |
He ignored the neighbor's request that ________ less noise at night.
| A．he would make | B．he could make |
| C．he make | D．he made |
There are a great number of natural resources in the desert, which remain to be ________.
| A．explored | B．exploited |
| C．exploded | D．exposed |
Everything ________ into consideration, they thought the car was good enough though it was heavy on oil.
| A．to take | B．taken |
| C．to be taken | D．taking |
The man is ________ a serious nervous breakdown because he is unable to deal with pressure from daily life.
| A．in front of | B．in favor of |
| C．on behalf of | D．on the edge of |
Jim is fond of his present job. He must get a real ________ out of his work.
| A．kick | B．pleasure |
| C．happiness | D．satisfaction |