My father always brings me some small nice gifts ________ he returns home from his business trip．

by the time

every time

the first time

all the time

They didn’t turn up at the meeting yesterday．Otherwise, they ________ the report．

had listened to

would listen to

should listen to

would have listened to

With no central government, the island was ruled by kings, ________ a different part of the country．

each controlling

each controlled

each to control

each was controlling

Experiments of this kind ________ in both the U．S．and Europe well before the Second World War．

have conducted

have been conducted

had conducted

had been conducted

Not until ________ on TV ________ that the Chinese was rescued by the European Union Task Force．

did I turn; did I know

did I turn; I knew

I turned; did I know

I turned; I had know

________ our good cooperation over the past years, let’s meet each other half way．I’ll reduce our price by 5％．

In case

In view of

In fear of

In spite of

________ is known to us all is that the old worker, for ________ life was hard in the past, still works hard in his seventies．

As; whom

What; whose

It; whose

What; whom

Poor preparations and shortage of equipment ________ their failure of climbing to the top of the mountain．

resulted from

brought out

accounted for

approved of

The government needs to ________ the interests of different groups of people to avoid conflicts and see to it that people live safe and happy lives．

seek

balance

identify

combine

The chairman asked me to ________ the report, because he didn't want to speak for too long at this meeting．

cut out

cut away

cut off

cut down