It was the bank manager that ________, but he tried to pin it on a clerk．

was blaming

has been blamed

was blamed for

was to blame

The girl was dressed in her best clothes．She wanted to make herself ________ at the party．

noticed

noticing

notice

to be noticed

It's too noisy．________ seems to be so many people in the park．

It

That

There

Here

Shelley quarreled ________ her husband ________ who should do the housework．

to; for

to; about

with; about

with; for

The worker examined the machine carefully to make sure that it wouldn't ________ while working．

break down

break away

break up

break out

The water in the river isn't fit to drink, for it ________．

was polluted

has been polluted

was polluting

had been polluted

From the ________ expression on her face, we knew that she was very ________ with the result．

exciting; pleasing

exciting; pleased

excited; pleased

excited; pleasing

________ studying English, he also studies Japanese．

Instead of

Other than

As for

Apart from

He decided to study ________ second foreign language in order to find ________ well-paid job．

the; a

a; the

a; a

the; the

If our parents do everything for us children, we will not learn to depend on _________．

themselves

them

us

ourselves