We tried to find a table for seven, but they were all _______.
A. run out B. taken up C. used up D. picked up
In winter, it is dangerous to go to school with snow ______the ground.
A. cover B. to cover C. covering D. covered
_______ late you are, we will wait for you to come to have dinner.
A. Whenever B. Whatever C. However D. Wherever
_______ with her sister, Mary is even more hardworking and better at her lessons.
A. Compare B. To compare C. Comparing D. Compared
Most of the people attending the meeting are not _______ the project, for it costs too much.
A. in favor of B. in case of C. instead of D. in response to
In some places, women earn money ________ men work at home and raise their children.
A. and B. when C. while D. though
