____ the aid from the government, the flood-stricken area ____ greater loss.
A．Apart from; should have suffered
B．But for; would have suffered
C．Without; could suffer
D．Except for; would have suffered
– James didn’t ____ last night, did he?
– No. He ____. We had changed our plan.
A．turn away; shouldn’t have come
B．turn up; needn’t have come
C．turn up; didn’t need to come
D．turn away; doesn’t need to come
The crowd cheered wildly at the sight of Liu Xiang, who was reported, throughout the whole country, ____ the world record in the 110-meter hurdle race.
A．breaking B．having broken
C．to have broken D．to break
As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to ____ the problem.
A．handle B．raise C．face D．present
After listening to the teacher’s explanations, John ____ what he had done was wrong.
A．was aware that B．was being aware that
C．was nervous about D．had been nervous about
My sister as well as her classmates who ____ late for class ____ criticized by Mr. Hunt.
A．were; was B．was; were C．was; was D．were; were
