When the news came _____ the war broke out, he decided to serve in the army.
| A．since | B．which | C．that | D．because |
We didn’t know you were in trouble at that time; _______ we would have given you a hand.
| A．otherwise | B．therefore | C．yet | D．however |
How happy you are to _______ good health and a lovely daughter!
| A．be bored with | B．be based on | C．be blessed with | D．take advantage of |
______ I went to London, I was strongly impressed with the beautiful buildings.
| A．The first time | B．For the first time | C．It was the first time | D．By the first time |
What ______ me most was not what he told me but why he looked at me in _______ all the time.
| A．surprised; a surprise | B．surprised; surprise | C．surprising; surprise | D．surprises; a surprise |
It is because of a long ________ from school that I am a bit behind the other classmates.
| A．lack | B．loss | C．absence | D．failure |