I was told that _____________ somebody to meet me at the station but __________ anybody.

       A. it would have; it didn’t have                                B. there would be; there wasn’t

       C. it would be; there wasn’t                                      D. there being; there didn’t have

  ______ that Anne was at the spot when the car hit the old man, so she saw everything.

A. It so happened   B. What turned out   C. That ended up   D. It added up

I’d prefer ______ in the office rather than _____ at home watching TV.

  A. working; staying    B. working; stay       C. to work; stay       D. work; to stay

Can you believe that in ___ a rich country there should be ___ many poor people?

  A. such; so              B. such; such              C. so; such                 D. so; so

Rather than_____ on a crowded bus , he always prefers______ a bicycle.

    A. ride ; ride          B. riding ; ride        C. ride ; to ride        D. to ride ; riding

–Michael was late for Mr. Smith’s oral class this morning.

--_____? As far as I know, he never came late to class.

A. How come               B. So what                   C. Why not                   D. What for

---- Dad, John isn’t cool and buries himself in jobs all day. I want to break up with him.

   ---- Break up with such a nice man? ________ . I don’t want to see you for ever.

A. Don’t talk that tone to me!                      B. Go to hell

C. None of your nonsense.                                D. Don’t be a wet blanket.

Recently I was frustrated that my essay was rejected my a newspaper. ________, I had my wallet picked on the bus on the way home.

A. To be honest   B. To make matters worse  C. To tell you the truth  D. Believe it or not

I am fortunate enough to get a job that I love and _________, I can walk to work within 10 minutes.
A. what’s more             B. that is to say             C. as a result                 D. on the other hand

“It is commonly believed that women love to chat. But, ________, men chat more than women do.”, says a new study.