A horrible thought _________ him when he was waiting for Tom in the airport: what if the plane from Malaysia had been hijacked（劫持）?
| A．attacked | B．struck |
| C．beat | D．occurred |
—Can you speed it up a little? I'll be late for my flight.
—________. I'm taking a short-cut. We'll make it on time.
| A．OK, I'll speed it up | B．That’s right |
| C．Take it easy | D．That’s all |
“______ to Michelle and having two beautiful girls in my house never allows me to look down upon women,” said Obama.
| A．Marrying | B．Married |
| C．Having married | D．Being married |
Unfortunately, no one knows ________ prevented the rumor from spreading.
| A．what was it that | B．what it was that |
| C．how was it that | D．how it was that |
Many people nowadays refer to themselves as chihuo—people who love to eat and are satisfied and excited when ________ delicious food.
| A．tasted | B．to taste |
| C．tasting | D．having tasted |
The 15:30 train to Sheffield has been called off _______ situations beyond our control.
| A．due to | B．in terms of |
| C．according to | D．in spite of |