It was ________ he was ill that he didn’t attend the meeting．

A．for

B．because

C．as

D．since

Someone ________ the shop at night and took away a lot of jewels．

A．broke out

B．broke up

C．broke down

D．broke into

－Wait until we get a satisfactory reply, will you?

－________．The idea sounds great to me．

A．I don’t agree with you

B．I couldn’t agree more

C．I’m not sure about that

D．You can’t be serious

Her heart was slightly ________ as a result of the terrible exam．

A．damaged

B．destroyed

C．ruined

D．wounded

________ is forbidden here．Who allowed ________ here．

A．Smoke; you to smoke

B．To smoke; you smoke

C．Smoking; you to smoke

D．Smoking; your smoking

The news came as no surprise to me．I ________ for some time that the factory was going to shut down．

A．know

B．knew

C．have known

D．had known

Don’t be afraid of asking for help ________ it is needed．

A．since

B．unless

C．when

D．although

When he climbed halfway, he stopped ________ and then continued ________．

A．to take a rest; to walk

B．to take a rest; walk

C．taking a rest; to walk

D．taking a rest; walking

I used to ________ a drug addict, but now I’m used to ________ others to stop taking drugs．

A．be; help

B．being; help

C．be; helping

D．being; helping

－You don’t look very ________．Are you ill?

－No, I’m just a bit tired．

A．good

B．well

C．strong

D．healthy