It was _____ that caused him to serve dinner an hour later than usual.

A. we being late  B. our being late         C. we were too late    D. because we were late

 ---- Tony, I am going to get married next month. ----- _______________!

A. Congratulation               B .Celebrate you    C . Congratulate      D .Congratulations

. I failed in the final examination last term and only then____ the importance of studies.

   A I realized     B I had realized     C had I realized     D did I realize

_________ is known to all, he is good at English.

A. Which       B. As      C. It       D. What

Many a time ________ swimming alone.

　A. the boy went　     B. went the boy　    C. did the boy go　D. did go the boy

With a series of strange phenomena_____ , people living in the small village began to suspect that the earthquake was coming.

   A to happen    B happening    C happened    D being happened

. I can’t receive your phone call at 8 o’clock tomorrow, because I ____ the meeting.

   A am attending    B will attend     C will be attending   D am to attend

After the quarrel, I tried all my best to fix the misunderstanding between us, but all my efforts seemed _____.

  A. in trouble             B. in case                    C. in effect                D. in vain

 Why ____________ I drive so many miles away for a supper when I can easily have it at one of the restaurants nearby?

A. might          B. could                C. would                  D. must

―Jackie says she can’t help because she’s got a lot of work on.

―Well, she __________ say that―she always uses that excuse.

       A．should      B．may  C．can    D．would