--- Why do you think ________ the Eagles went home, angry and bitter?
---_________ they didn’t win the tournament andbecause what mattered to them was victory.
A.was it that; That B.that; For
C.it was that; Because D.that; Because
The small boat was almost sunk by the dinosaurs which suddenly ________ to the surface, fighting each other, but fortunately the three men ________ get away.
A.rose; could B.rose; were able to
C.arose; could have been able to D.raised; could have
_______the virtual world of RealCine, the headsets even have small openings _______ smells to match the environment.
A.Adding to; give out B.Added to; give off
C.To be added to; giving off D.To add to; giving out
______ that after the ash covered the people who failed to flee the city, their bodies nearly completely______ and disappeared, _________ empty spaces in the ash.
A.It turned out; broke down; leaving
B.As turned out; broke up; which left
C.It turned out; broke off; leaving
D.What was turned out was; broke down; left
However, the Norman Conquest didn’t affect the English language___________ the Angles and the Saxons victory about 600 years earlier, which led to Old English ________ Celtic.
A.so much as; was replaced B.so good as; being replaced
C.as much as; replacing D.as well as; replaced by
The question of _________ English will keep on changing in the future, though most people doubt, is actually easy________.
A.if; to be answered B.whether; to answer
C.how; answered D.what; to answer