The boy was scolded by his parents ________what he had done.
| A．because |
| B．since |
| C．thanks to |
| D．because of |
There, ______ Mrs． Tailor, stretching out to gather her precious eggs laid by her hen．
| A．standing on a wooden box was | B．was standing on a wooden box |
| C．on a wooden box was standing | D．was on a wooden box standing |
—What is the man, do you know?
-— I don’t know exactly． But I think he can be ______ but a teacher．
| A．anybody | B．something | C．anything | D．everybody |
I _____ sooner but I didn’t know that they were waiting for me．
| A．had come | B．was coming | C．would come | D．would have come |
—What have you learned from your experience in Thailand?
—Well, meeting people from another culture ______ be very difficult．
| A．must | B．can | C．should | D．shall |
All her hard work ______ in the end, and she finally passed the exam．
| A．paid back | B．paid off | C．brought out | D．brought off |