He felt rather ________ as he was the only person who wore sportswear at the dinner party．

A．in place

B．in the way

C．by the way

D．out of place

So little ________ about science that the lecture was ________ my understanding．

A．I knew; over

B．knew I; beyond

C．did I know; over

D．did I know; beyond

Christie stared angrily at her boss and turned away, as though ________ out of the office．

A．went

B．to go

C．gone

D．would go

________ by a greater demand of vegetables, farmers have built more green houses．

A．Driven

B．Being driven

C．To drive

D．Having driven

The open-air celebration has been put off ________ the bad weather．

A．in case of

B．in spite of

C．instead of

D．because of

People are encouraged to speak openly, but careless words are ________ to hurt others'feelings．

A．possible

B．probable

C．likely

D．sure

He was in hospital for six months．He felt as if he was ________ from the outside world．

A．cut out

B．cut off

C．cut up

D．cut through

The meeting was put off, ________ was exactly ________ we wanted．

A．it; that

B．as; that

C．which; what

D．which; which

It was ________ computer games that cost the boy a lot of time he ought to have spent on his lessons．

A．having played

B．to have played

C．playing

D．played

It is reported that the weather will ________ fine for another three days．

A．remain

B．last

C．go on

D．last for