—Isn't Miss Brown here yet?
—No.________， she's not here yet.
| A．To my much surprise |
| B．Surprising me |
| C．Much to my surprise |
| D．Surprisedly |
----Sorry, sir! Your flight has taken off five minutes earlier.
----____________. I wasn’t inform
ed of that at all.
| A．You must take charge of it. | B．Wait for your punishment. |
| C．I’d like a refund, please. | D．I won’t agree with that. |
They have _____ most carefully the time and money needed to complete the project.
| A．picked out | B．left out | C．figured out | D．taken out |
— How about the concert last night?
— Well, at least it’s ____ the one I saw last time with Joan.
| A．no worse than | B．no better than |
| C．not as good as | D．as bad as |
The artist __ the judge gave a prize is the teacher __ I have been taught painting for over three years.
| A．from whom; by whom | B．to whom; who |
| C．whom; who | D．to whom; by whom |
However, at times this balance in nature is disturbed, _ ___ a number of possibly unforeseen effects.
| A．lying in | B．calling in | C．taking in | D．resulting in |