[单项选择]He couldn’t go up to Boston until very late due to
A. the trouble with the plane engine.
B. an accident on his way to the airport.
C. a hijacking incident.
D. the awful weather conditions.

[填空题]Johnson often worked until very late at night in the hope of______(赶上)the lastest developments in computer technology.

[单项选择]A. He arrived very late. B. He spent two hours going there.
C. He missed the show. D. He showed the woman around the campus.

[单项选择]He ______ to bed very late last night.
A. came
B. slept
C. went

[单项选择]

Until the late 1940s, when television began finding its way into American homes, companies relied mainly on print and radio to promote their products and services. The advent of television (1) a revolution in product and service. Between 1949 and 1951, advertising on television grew 960 percent. Today the Internet is once again (2) promotion. By going online, companies can communicate instantly and directly with prospective customers. (3) on the World Wide Web includes advertising, sponsorships, and sales promotions (4) sweepstakes, contests, coupons, and rebates. In 1996 World Wide Web advertising revenues (5) $ 300 million.
Effective online marketers don’t (6) transfer hard-copy ads to cyberspace. (7) sites blend promotional and non-promotional information indirectly delivering the advertising messages. To (8) visits to their sites and to create and (9) customer loyalty, companies cha
A. arrived
B. topped
C. overcame
D. descended