1 think I was at school, ________ I was staying with a friend when I heard the news．

even so

and then

so that

or else

Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still ________．

blank

bare

solid

rare

Exhausted from a day's journey, the drivers ________ a motor hotel and put up there for the night．

knocked into

pulled into

broke into

forced into

Bob's lectures ________ a fairly wide range and I can't sum up what he says in a few sentences．

covered

conveyed

considered

commanded

An earthquake of 9 magnitude struck off the coast of Japan on Friday, ________ thousands of people dead and more missing．

caused

causing

having caused

to cause

I told them I was perfectly ________ to help if they asked．

kind

interested

willing

favorable

The police are trying to find out the ________ of the woman murdered in the bathroom．

evidence

characteristic

status

identity

There is a sense that Mr White will overlook us ________ adapting Peterson's plan．

in favor of

in view of

in need of

in case of

If it had been fine yesterday, we could have watched that air show．But it ________ all day．

has rained

rains

rained

had rained

After three days' talks, I began to wonder if they had reached any agreement or they needed to set another date for a ________ one．

deeper

slower

further

higher