The party was a total disaster. I would rather _______________ there.




A.not have come
B.you have not come
C.you didn't come
D.not come

______ they make show that young children are capable of arriving at surprisingly subtle grammatical generalizations.




A.The mistake
B.The very mistakes
C.Very some mistakes
D.Very mistakes

David: "How have you been recently?" Alex: "______"




A.Pretty busy.
B.It's too late now.
C.By bus, I think.
D.No, I'm not that busy.

Laura: "I've got two tickets for the exhibition." Mary: "______"




A.Oh, let's go and get the tickets.
B.That's great! When is it?
C.Oh, anything else?
D.Thanks, I can't afford the tickets

It should be easy for Peter to find more time to spend with his children _______ he no longer has to work in the evenings and on weekends.




A.but
B.due to
C.now that
D.even though

Michael Collins is fortunate in that ______.




A.his father is a musician
B.his parents are quite rich
C.his mother knows little about music
D.his parents help him in a sensible way

__________categorized as lipids.




A.Fats and also oils
B.While fats and oils
C.Fats and oils are
D.Fats and oils

I wouldn’t like to be senior manager. You have to __________a lot of responsibility.




A.convey
B.bear
C.suggest
D.carry

Company policy states that, upon arrival, all employees are __________at the front desk.




A.to sign in
B.signing in
C.having to sign in
D.going to have to sign in

James had, __________, saved the manuscript of his first novel from the burning house.




A.lastly
B.at last
C.lately
D.at least