We could ________ him and go direct to the chairman, but we would be skating on very thin ice．

A．ignore

B．attack

C．blame

D．sentence

Due to ________ power failures in the neighborhood, people often have to get some candles just in case．

A．mean

B．stubborn

C．extreme

D．frequent

It was no easy job, but Tom’s ________ expression showed that he would finish it in time．

A．determined

B．concerned

C．spellbound

D．surprised

People’s ________ towards the crisis differs greatly．Some are hopeful; others think things will never be looking up．

A．altitude

B．attitude

C．forecast

D．opinion

Soon after the mud-rock flow hit Zhouqu, Gansu Province, many soldiers came to the ________ as many people were trapped underground．

A．shelter

B．identity

C．rescue

D．disaster

Sandy could do nothing but ________ to his teacher that he was wrong．

A．to admit

B．admitted

C．admit

D．admitting

He hurried to the booking office, only ________ that all the tickets had been sold out．

A．to tell

B．to be told

C．telling

D．told

Victor apologized for ________ to inform me of the change in the plan．

A．his being not able

B．him not to be able

C．his not being able

D．him to be not able

Not only Jack but also his parents ________ the home accident．

A．is to blame on

B．are to blame for

C．is blamed for

D．are to be blamed for

What a pity! Considering his ability and experience, he ________ it better．

A．need have done

B．must have done

C．can have done

D．might have done