The failure was a big ________to him, but he wasn't discouraged and soon got as enthusiastic as ever.
| A．blow | B．issue | C．excuse | D．Factor |
But for the help of John,he___last night
| A．must have drowned |
| B．would have drowned |
| C．was drowned |
| D．may have drowned |
There was no taxi that day and I could do nothing but___there for another night
| A．stay |
| B．to stay |
| C．staying |
| D．having stayed |
The problem is___but easy.I can’t work it out
| A．anything |
| B．something |
| C．nothing |
| D．everything |
The number of guests invited to the party___fifty,but a number of them ___absent for different reasons,which made him very disappointed
| A．were;was |
| B．was;was |
| C．was;were |
| D．were;were |
Animals often seem to know___that an earthquake is coming,and they show their fear by acting in strange ways
| A．in order |
| B．in effect |
| C．in advance |
| D．in practice |