It was reported that the plane I was to have taken crashed soon after it took off. _______ the traffic jam, I was five minutes late for the plane.
| A．As a result of | B．Thanks to |
| C．Because of | D．on account of |
The thief missed __ and __.
| A．to be caught; to break away | B．being caught; breaking away |
| C．to be caught; broke away | D．being caught; broke away |
I don’t allow __ in my drawing-room. I don’t allow my son __ at all.
| A．to smoke; smoking | B．smoking; to smoke |
| C．to smoke; to smoke | D．smoking; smoking |
The book __ by him is difficult __.
| A．wrote; understanding | B．written; to be understood |
| C．writing; understand | D．written; to understand |
I remember __ to the seaside by my uncle when I was a child. We forgot __ an overcoat and I felt very cold.
| A．being taken; to take | B．taking; taking | C．to take; taking | D．taken; to take |
I used to __ to the south, so now, I am used to __ in a hot climate.
| A．go; live | B．going; living | C．go; living | D．going; live |