Peter survived in the accident when he fell overboard yesterday. He _______ escaped drowning.
A. nearly B. slightly C. narrowly D. hardly
Not having worked out the program, ________ leave the office.
A. so he was forbidden to B. and he didn’t want to
C. his little son couldn’t make him D. be couldn’t free himself to
We must ______ the time that you’ve wasted this afternoon by working late to-night.
A. make up for B. make out C. do up D. make up to
To work from home, which one could hardly imagine, has been made with the development of computer technology.
A. possible B. it possible C. possibly D. to be possible
—But for your timely warning, we into great trouble.
—You know we’re friends.
A. would get B. must have got
C. would have got D. couldn’t have got
It’s certainly hard work. But, ________, a man who wishes to have a career has to make a
great many sacrifices.
A. on the contrary B. on the other hand C. for another D. in addition