I’ll never understand how it __________that you were late three times a week.

A. came about   B. came out  C. came across  D. came up

 _____ the high price, demands for these cars are very high.

   A   Because of      B In spite of       C In case of      D Thanks to

 The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing _____ should have attracted the government's attention.

A. solving            B. solve          C. to solve       D. solved

 _______ is believed, all the scientists subscribe to the view ______ the increase in the earth’s temperature is due to the burning of fossil fuels to produce energy.

A. It;   \      B. As ;  that      C. It;  if    D. As;  whether

______ the fantastic sight, I stayed at the top, _______.

A. This was ; watching               B. Because this was ; watched 

C. Not having seen; watching          D. Having not seen; |watched

 ----I can’t make myself _______ in English

  ----Don’t lose heart. You are sure to make others ____ you in English if you keep on studying it.

A. understood; understanding        B. understood ; understood 

C. understanding; understood        D. understood; understand

__________ can you expect success.

   A. By working hard              B. Working hard    

C. Only with hard work           D. Through hard work

 —Is there anything special you’d like for the dinner, Teddy?

—Nothing ______, as usual, Mummy.

A. on the whole    B. in particular     C. in general    D. in total

_________the freezing wind ,they_________ the injured man in time. They felt sorry for that.

 A. Had not been for ;could reach            B. If there was not; might have reached

C. But for; might reach                   D. If there hadn’t been ; could have reached

 With the gas _____, they had to quit the car and walked.

A. has run out      B. running out     C. ran out           D. be run out