More consumers are waiting for the further drop of housing prices with money in their hands rather than ______ houses, according to a report.
A. to buy B. buying
C. buy D. bought
Nobody believed his reason for being absent from the class __________he had to meet his uncle at the airport.
A. why B. that
C. where D. because
Shall we go ____ downtown to buy some clothes of high quality?
A. to B. the
C. 不填 D. to a
____ we are alone, we can speak freely.
A. Now that B. Though
C. Even if D. As if
The chairman thought ____ necessary to invite Professor Smith to speak at the meeting.
A. that B. it
C. this D. him
It is not expected ____ he said caused so much discussion at the meeting.
A. that B. what that
C. what D. that what
