-- How did you manage to get such a nice old painting?
---Quite _______.
A.by accidents | B.by a chance | C.by accident | D.by incident |
______ the traffic jam, he didn’t catch his plane, which was reported to have crashed soon after it took off.
A.Because of | B.On account of | C.Due to | D.Thanks to |
____________, they have been struggling against the snowstorm for ten hours.
A.Up to now | B.By the time | C.From then on | D.In the future |
His hard work paid ____ when he got the result.
A.off | B.over | C.out | D.back |
Your didn’t pass the driving test . _____, you failed.
A.In the end | B.After all | C.In other words | D.At the same time |
We’ll discuss the problem ________ lunch time.
A.at | B.over | C.of | D.when |
She was knocked by a car and now is still .
A.down; in danger | B.off; dangerous |
C.down; dangerous | D.off; in danger |
She is such a practical person who thinks of everything ______ money.
A.in search of | B.in honor of | C.in favour of | D.in terms of |
In some poor countries in Africa, women have 5 children ______.
A.in common | B.of all | C.on average | D.in conclusion |
Many peasants in the north go to the south _____ much money.
A.make an attempt at making | B.in attempts to make |
C.making an attempt to making | D.attempt to make |