We had an anxious couple of weeks ________ for the results of the experiment．

A．wait

B．to be waiting

C．waited

D．waiting

－Can you show me Mr．Jaffer’s office, please?

－________．But I don’t know if he is in at the moment．

A．Thanks

B．Go on

C．Sure

D．You are welcome

In some places women are expected to earn money ________ men work at home and raise their children．

A．but

B．while

C．because

D．though

The manager believes prices will not rise by more than ________ four percent．

A．any other

B．the other

C．another

D．other

Although this ________ sound like a simple task, great care is needed．

A．must

B．may

C．shall

D．should

Although this ________ sound like a simple task, great care is needed．

A．look out

B．stay up

C．carry on

D．get along

In the United States, there is always ________ flow of people to areas of ________ country where more jobs can be found．

A．a; the

B．the; a

C．the; the

D．a; a

The telephone ________, but by the time I got indoors, it stopped．

A．had rung

B．was ringing

C．rings

D．has rung

There were some chairs left over ________ everyone had sat down．

A．when

B．until

C．that

D．where

－Let’s go for a walk in the garden．

－________, but I need to do the washing-up．

A．No, thank you

B．That’s right

C．Good idea

D．Not at all