—He should have been punished for the serious mistake.

— ________, but he escaped it.

It was Tom as well as his friends that ________ for the serious accident.

A.was to be blamed  B. were to blame  C. was blaming D. was to blame

单词拼写（每小题1分，共10分）

The ______(平均) age of the students in the class is only fourteen.

He waved his cap to ______(吸引) the rescue workers, but in vain.

Press the red ______(按纽) in case you have any emergency.

Don’t be so ______(贪心); leave some food for the rest of us.

He publically ______(挑战) traditional beliefs and certainly met with wide disapproval.

One of the ______(打字员) was to blame for the serious mistake.

He devoted himself to helping ______(智力地) disabled children in their education.

His voice sounds strange. There is something wrong with his ______(喉咙).

______(扫视) at the title, and you can guess what the passage is about.

Our company aims at quality rather than ______(数量).

It was Tom as well as his friends that ________ for the serious accident.

was to be blamed  B. were to blame  C. was blaming D. was to blame

It was Tom and his friends that________for the serious accidents.