______ no bus, we had to walk home.
A. There was B. There being
C. Because there being D. There were
Only after the incident happened was I conscious ______ his unfriendliness.
A. with B. for
C. of D. at
Simply ________ your hand, and a taxi appears in no time.
A. raise B. to raise
C. raising D. raised
These watches are only a pound each; we are almost ______.
A. giving them up B. giving them away
C. giving away them D. giving them out
If ___for the job, you’ll be informed soon.
A. to accept B. accept
C. accepting D. accepted
------Is Professor Smith giving the speech today?
------It ______ be him. He is abroad right now.
A. needn’t B. can’t
C. wouldn’t D. mustn’t