He telephoned to inform me of your birthday．____________，I would have known nothing about it．
| A．However | B．Otherwise | C．Therefore | D．Thus |
It struck me that we ought to make a new plan.
| A．(钟表)敲，鸣 | B．（疾病）侵袭 |
| C．突然想到 | D．划火柴 |
The moment I saw him, he began to complain about the bad weather he had while traveling here.
| A．抱怨，埋怨 | B．引起，导致 |
| C．联系 | D．关心，担忧 |
Since the matter was extremely urgent, we dealt with it immediately.
| A．不幸的 | B．不寻常的 |
| C．紧急的 | D．不健康的 |
Your article is too long—please cut it down to 1,000 words.
| A．砍倒 | B．裁短 |
| C．减少，缩减 | D．挖出 |
The salesman finds it easy to take in old ladies.
| A．吸收 | B．欺骗 |
| C．领会，理解 | D．收留 |