During the summer vacation, he just stayed at home, doing nothing at all, which _____ his failure in the first monthly examination.
| A．appealed to | B．accounted for |
| C．brought in | D．allowed for |
—Where would you like to have your dinner, in a French restaurant or a Chinese one?
—It __________ to me.
| A．is not different |
| B．makes not a difference |
| C．is not a difference |
| D．makes no difference |
The young man couldn't afford a new car. __________，he bought a used one.
| A．Besides |
| B．Otherwise |
| C．Instead |
| D．Still |
The rivers have __________，so they will have to spend much money irrigating the crops.
| A．dried up |
| B．built up |
| C．broken up |
| D．gone up |
Our employees are encouraged to __________ in the decision-making process.
| A．participate |
| B．attend |
| C．take |
| D．enter |
She went through a period of emotional __________ after her company fell into ruins and she finally decided to find a new job.
| A．control |
| B．adjustment |
| C．outburst |
| D．improvement |