[单项选择]I rushed to the meeting without breakfast, only__________that had been postponed.
A. to tell
B. to be told
C. telling
D. told

[填空题]I objected to ______ (have) the meeting without him.

[填空题]We objected to (have)（）the meeting without her.

[填空题]We objected to (have) ______ the meeting without her.

[填空题]Without much (hesitate)（）, I rushed to the office to see the manager.

[单项选择]I had hoped to get to the meeting, but I found at the last minute that I couldn’t（　）it.
A. meet
B. make
C. try
D. get

[单项选择]As I left home after breakfast, I trembled. I was gloomy at the thought that for me this Sunday morning was not the reading of the Sunday papers to cups of tea. I had to sell ice-cream in winter because I had to pay the school fees which was due next month.
The first day was long and lonely. I had to learn to manage my heavy vehicle — the ice-cream cabinet was at the back -- on the icy roads and at the same time try to remember my route and stopping places. Until the late afternoon I had very few customers.
During the next two weeks I was twice caught in heavy snowstorms; in both cases in late afternoon when dusk was falling. The first time, fortunately, I had with me an experienced senior inspector who showed me how to get up a hill in deep snow. He skillfully drove the vehicle to an acute angle to the pavement and used the angle for the rear wheels to push against. We gradually went up the hill — even if rather hard.
The second time I found myself stuck in a vall
A. an iceman
B. a former driver
C. a college student
D. an experienced salesman

[单项选择]The collapsed WTO’s ministerial meeting was held in ______ last year.
A. Mexico
B. Qatar
C. Japan
D. Switzerland

[填空题]We were going to hold a sports meeting, so I decided to get up early in the morning to have some exercises.
I decide to get up early in the morning to have some exercises ______ we were going to hold a sports meeting.

[单项选择]

W: I certainly enjoy meeting your parents. I hope they like me.
M: Don’t worry. I’m sure they’ll say yes.

What is the probable relationship between the two speakers （）
A. Husband and wife.
B. A girl and her boyfriend.
C. Teacher and student.
D. Old friends.

[单项选择]

Americans eat breakfast and lunch quickly unless it is a social, business or family occasion. The evening meal is usually longer and a time for families to gather together. Rushing through daytime meals is part of the fast pace in America. Another reason for rushing through daytime meals is that many people eat in restaurants that are usually crowded with people waiting for a place so that they too can be served and return to work at the proper time. So each one hurries to make room for the next person. As with busy people everywhere there is a real difference with meals that are eaten in a hurry and those that can be enjoyed slowly with friends.

On which occasion do Americans eat slowly （）
A. When the food is too hot.
B. When they enjoy the food.
C. When there is no one waiting.
D. When they are eating with their families