The new tax policy only affects people on yearly incomes over $120,000, __________, the very rich.
| A．by the way | B．as a result |
| C．in other words | D．as a manner of |
What I advised was that he _______ physical exercise early in the morning.
| A．would do | B．had done | C．do | D．did |
I enjoyed the TV series very much. I wish I _______ the book from which it was made.
| A．have read | B．had read | C．should have read | D．read |
After a day’s work, she felt exhausted. She____ herself on the bed, unwilling to do housework.
| A．drew | B．flew | C．threw | D．blew |
Lauren Smith was completely_____ in watching TV, so she didn’t hear the step downstairs.
| A．absorbed | B．attached | C．abused | D．abandoned |
_____ fired, your health care and other benefits will not be immediately cut off.
| A．Would you be | B．Should you be | C．Could you be | D．Might you be |