235.________, he has finished his job ahead of time.

A. As is expected　　　　　　　 B. Which is expected

C. It is expected　　　　　　　　 D. It is as expected

234.– Did you telephone the manager’s office?

---Yes. He _______ back by noon .

A. was expected　　 B. expected　　 C. is expecting　　 D. is expected

233.– Shall I give you a hand?

---I can handle it. ______.

A. Thank you　　 B. Thank you all the same　 C. it doesn’t matter　 D. That’s all right

232.– You should not have said that to her. It hurt her.

--- I know. I regret ___________.

A. to have done that　　　 B. to do that　　 C. having done that　　 D. I have done that

231._______, I cannot accept your invitation. Hopefully, we’ll get together some time next year.

A. To my regret　　 B. To regret　　 C. Regretted　　 D. For my regret

230.We all look forward ____ your beautiful country.

A. to visiting　　 B. to visit　　 C. to　　　 D. visiting

229.He is _____ an American as an apple pie.

A. so　　　 B. the same　　　 C. as the　　　 D. as

228.We have already placed an order ____ that company _____ the machines.

A. for; with　　 B. for ; for　　 C. with; for　　 D. to; with

227.Thank you very much. Without your help, I _______the exams.

A. could not pass　　　　　　　 B. could not have passed

C. did not pass 　　　　　　　　D. could not passed

226.One of the orders that we received was that we ______ there on time.

A. get　　　 B. got to　　 C. arrived　　　 D. would get