Most senior high school students are working hard day and night to pass the college entrance examination, gaining ______ to a university.
A. application B. admission C. connection D. agreement
On his way to the airport, it ________ him all of a sudden that he had forgotten her birthday.
A. hit B. knocked C. occurred D. beat
—I really thought I’d be offered the chance.
—Oh, well,,Vicky____.
A. you’re right B. best wishes
C. better luck next time D. congratulations
We had wanted to finish our task by noon, but it didn’t quite ________ as planned.
A. carry on B. carry out C. work on D. work out
The number of people invited _____ fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons.
A. were; was B. was; was C. was; were D. were; were
The discovery of new evidence led to ______.
A. the thief having caught B. caught the thief
C. the thief’s being caught D. the thief to be caught
