The reason _______ he was absent from the meeting is_____ he suffered from a headache.
| A．what; because | B．for; that |
| C．why; that | D．when; because |
Reading without stop is a ______ piece of work.
| A．tire | B．tired | C．tiresome | D．troubled |
The clock ________ and we realized it was five o’clock.
| A．hit | B．beat | C．struck | D．run |
Mr. Li is gaining _______. He has to do some exercises to lose _______.
| A．weighty…weigh | B．weight…weight | C．fat…weigh | D．weighty…heavy |
He is not a man easy ______.
| A．to deal | B．to deal him | C．to deal with | D．to deal with him |
The battle lasted for a few hours and at last the enemy ________.
| A．was defeated | B．were beat | C．were won | D．defeated |