Jenny nearly missed the flight＿＿doing too much shopping.

   A. as a result of              B. on top of

   C. in front of                D. in need of

—— Have you made an apology       him       breaking his window?

    ——Yes, I have.

A. for; to         B. to; to          C. for; for         D. to; for

What you said just now       me of that American professor.

A. mentioned      B. informed       C. reminded       D. memorized

 ＿＿many times, he still didn’t make sense of it.

    A. Having been told        B. Then he was told

    C. Being told              D. He was told

His sister left home in 2009, and＿＿since.

    A. had not been heard of       B. has not been heard of

    C. had not heard of             D. has not heard of

 They have       the water supplies of the city.

A. cut off         B. cut out         C. cut down       D. cut in

 If he can       his natural ability with hand work, he should be very successful.

A. combine       B. connect         C. link           D. join

——Catherine, I have cleaned the room for you.

    ——Thanks, You       it. I could manage it myself.

A. needn’t do                B. needn’t have done   

C. mustn’t do                D. shouldn’t have done.

——Let’s go out for dinner tonight.

    ——OK. It doesn’t matter to me      we eat.

A. whether       B. where           C. why          D. when

He lost his job three months ago;       , he was seriously injured in an accident last week.

A. in the first place           B. to make matters worse

C. on the contrary            D. in other words