He has got lung cancer ________ smoking 20 cigarettes a day．

A．because

B．as a result

C．as a result of

D．resulted in

Jack felt unhappy as they all went outing ________ him．

A．except

B．but

C．without

D．besides

The police have ________ power to deal with such matters by ________ law．

A．the; the

B．/;/

C．/; the

D．the;/

________ from endless homework on weekends, the students now find their own activities, such as taking a ride together to watch the sunrise．

A．Freed

B．Freeing

C．To free

D．Having freed

We had a really bad time about six months ago but now things are ________．

A．looking up

B．coming up

C．making up

D．turning up

Look at the timetable．Hurry up! Flight 4026 ________ off at 18∶20．

A．takes

B．took

C．will be taken

D．has taken

Women ________ drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than those ________ don’t．

A．who;/

B．/; who

C．who; who

D．/;/

________ abroad for a tour can be a great honor for an ordinary person like me．

A．Taken

B．Taking

C．Being taken

D．Having been taken

To get as much firsthand information as possible, inspectors will hold workshops and distribute questionnaires, ________?

A．will he

B．won’t he

C．will they

D．won’t they

－Do you mind if I smoke?

－________

A．Why not?

B．Yes, help yourself．

C．Go ahead．

D．Yes, but you’d better not．