The dog may be a good companion for the old. _______, the need to take it for walks may be a disadvantage.

A.       Besides.           B. However           C. Therefore          D. Instead.

 _____ for the terrible coal mine accident, as the public thought, the mayor of the city felt nervous and was at a loss what to do.

A. He was to blame   B. Being to blame   C. Having blamed    D. Being to be blamed

— Oxford University has admitted that it will need efficient measures to keep itself among the international universities．

— ______Do you think it will come true?

A．What on?　　　 B．Take it easy．　 C．So what?　　　 　 D．For what?

At first he refused to admit he had stolen but when he was shown the videotape he and admitted everything.

　　　 A．broke up　　　　　　　　 B．broke away　　　　　　 C．broke down　　　　　 D．broke in

No bread eaten by man is so sweet as _____ earned by his own labour.
A. one                         B. such                        C. that                         D. what

       many times, but he still couldn’t understand it.

   A. Having been told                        B. Though he had been told

   C. He had been told                        D. Having told

 — Would you like to go to the concert with me together?

—I’d like to, but         to the manager about something important then.  

A.I’m talking          B. I’ll be talking         C. I talk               D. I have talked

The chief manager has decided to put _____he thinks is energetic, clever and capable to the position of the leadership of the company．

       A．whatever                B．whoever               C．whichever              D．whomever

__________ in the new on-line game , he missed the final boarding call of his flight .

  A. Being absorbed      B. Absorbing        C. Having absorbed             D. Absorbed

—____you interrupt now? Can’t you see I’m on the phone?

—Sorry Sir, but it’s urgent．

　　　 A．Can 　　　　　　　　　 B．Should 　　　　　　　 C．Must 　　　　　　　　 D．Would