It was with great joy _______ Tom received the news that his lost son had been found．
| A．because | B．which |
| C．since | D．that |
Faced with the financial crisis, many people prefer to be a saver rather than a spender and manage to _______ 40 to 50 percent of their salary.
| A．put aside | B．put off | C．put forward | D．put up |
The hotel has been enlarged; ____, its service is improving.
| A．as a result | B．on the other hand | C．in addition | D．as well as |
— Hey! Everyone in the office was at the dinner party in honor of Mr. Charles except you. What happened?
— I ______ after Mike, my colleague. He was badly ill.
| A．have looked | B．was looking | C．would look | D．had looked |
The roads are linedtrees，which have been planted to holdthe strong winds from the north.
| A．along; to | B．on；up | C．in；against | D．with；back |
_______along the quiet road at forty miles an hour, and then an old man suddenly started to cross the road in front of me.
| A．Driving | B．when I was driving | C．I was driving | D．Having driven |