His being late for the performance __________ a complete failure
A. resulted in B. resulted from
C. as a result of D. as a result
It’s already 10 o’clock. I wonder how it ______ that she was two hours late on such a short trip.
A. came over B. came out
C. came about D. came up
The program has made great progress _____ little support from the government.
A. due to B. because of
C. instead of D. in spite of
Once you _____ working with the professor, you will find he is not as tough as expected.
A. become accustomed to B. object to
C. get addicted to D. admit to
With my money ______, I went back home.
A. ran out of B. ran out
C. running out of D. running out
—Instead of lending a hand, Jim just stood by, laughing at us in trouble.
—Oh, it’s _____ of him to be so cold-hearted.
A. conventional B. typical
C. ridiculous D. aggressive
