He didn’t explain _______ why he was late, which made us unhappy.

A. of us         B. us           C. for us        D. to us

It is considered unwise to give a child _______ he or she wants.

A. however      B. whatever      C. whichever     D. whenever  

The sun was shining brightly, _____ everything there _____ more beautiful.

A. making; look        B. to make; looked

C. and made; looking    D. and making; be looked

It is because she loves her students _____ she is respected by them. 

A. who         B. which         C. what         D. that 

The lab is equipped _____ a lot of modern equipment for medical experiments.

A. by            B. from          C. with         D. to

The other day, I ______ an article in a magzine about the famous singer Lady Gaga.

A. came up       B. came across     C. came about    D. came out 

The government tried its best to _____ the people’s needs, but the people were

still not_________. In fact, what the government did was not___________.

A. satisfy; satisfying; satisfied     B. satisfy; satisfied; satisfying 

C. satisfied; satisfied; satisfying    D. satisfying; satisfied; satisfied

As we all know, smoking too much can _____ cancer and many other illnesses.

A. lead to       B. build up      C. result from     D. lie in

The picture is ______ at least twenty pounds.

A. worthy      B. worth while    C. worthwhile      D. worth

They went off and left me ______ there all by myself.

A. sit          B. sat           C. sitting          D. to sit