“I don’t think it’s my _______ that the TV blew up. I just turned it on. That’s all.” said the boy.
A. error B. mistake C. fault D. duty
—Hi, Monica. Have you made up your mind yet?
—Well, _______. I think I’m going to take up hairdressing.
A. sooner or later B. more or less
C. better or worse D. now and then
—Look! Somebody _____ the sofa.
—Well, it wasn’t me. I didn’t do it.
A. is cleaning B. was cleaning
C. has cleaned D. had cleaned
The manager is said to have arrived back from Paris where he ____ some European business partners.
A. would meet B. is meeting C. meets D. had met
—Mummy, can I put the peaches in the cupboard?
—No, dear. They don’t ____ fresh. Put them in the fridge instead.
A. keep B. fit C. get D. last
The success of a government should be measured ____ the health and happiness of the people as well as the development of the economy.
A. in face of B. in place of C. in terms of D. in line with