—Shall I go over to chat with you this evening?
—Nice of you! It is ____ great comfort to keep me ____ company, when I’m alone at home.
A．a; the B．a; 不填 C．不填; a D．不填; 不填
—Hi, Tom! Could you spare me a minute? I want to have a word with you.
—Sure, Jean ____.
A．You must be worried. B．It doesn’t matter.
C．What’s up? D．Why me?
______ would have been too embarrassed, but he walked right up and asked for her autograph.
A．Someone else B．Anyone else C．Someone D．Anyone
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says united Europe could fail if Eurozone(欧元区) ______ over debt problems in Greece, Italy and other weaker economies.
A．breaks up B．breaks down C．pulls up D．pulls down
Education is not an end, but a means to an end. ______, we do not educate children only for the aim of educating them.
A．In the end B．After all C．In other words D．In the meantime
For 800 years Oxford and Cambridge universities ______ in everything from Nobel prizes to boat races.
A．competed B．had been competing
C．have competed D．compete
