________ the interview in Boston lasting so long, I missed my connecting flight to New York．

A．Due to

B．So long as

C．As

D．Despite

In my opinion, it is not so helpful to give someone some bread as it is to teach him how to ________．

A．make sense

B．make progress

C．make a life

D．make his way

She made ________ her task to take care of these children．

A．this

B．that

C．one

D．it

The boy will make a lot of trouble when ________ alone．

A．leaving

B．leave

C．left

D．being left

A warm thought suddenly came to me ________ I might use the pocket money to buy some flowers for my mother's birthday．

A．if

B．when

C．that

D．which

________ the project as planned, we'll have to work two more hours a day．

A．Completing

B．Complete

C．Completed

D．To complete

________ in the traffic jam．Tom could not get there on time．

A．Being stuck

B．Stuck

C．To stick

D．Sticking

The driver shall be fined if he drives without the ________．

A．permission

B．permit

C．allowance

D．admittance

The government is ________ to everyone to save water．

A．asking

B．appealing

C．declaring

D．announcing

Police are now searching for a woman who is reported to ________ since the flood hit the area last Friday．

A．have been missing

B．have got lost

C．be missing

D．get lost