--Did Mary come to your birthday party?

--No. I __________ her, but she was away on business.

A. would like to invite          B. would have liked to invite

C. must have invited            D. could invite  

The reason__________ their failure you know is _____they didn't get fully prepared for the experiment.

A. why.., that                      B. that.., why   

C. for.., that                      D. why.., because

You look so tired tonight. It is high time you_________.

A. went to bed     B. went to sleep     C. go to bed     D. to sleep

Tom suggested that we __________such a meeting, but Jenny insisted that it _________of great importance.

A. not hold ; should be          B. didn't hold ; be     

C. hold ; was                    D. not hold ; was

His aunt’s letters    him of those beautiful days when they used to live together in his hometown.

   A. call up                   B．call for                C．call on                D．call at

A terrible earthquake happened in that district at the end of 2004, ____ many countries in the world paid close attention to this.

    A. where     B. when     C. which     D. what

The buses, most of _________ were already full, were surrounded by an angry crowd.

A. that    B. it      C. them   D. which

_____ could be judged from what he had said, he felt terribly sorry for what he had done.

  A. Which   B. That     C. As    D. It

His speech is easy _____.

     A. to follow     B.to be followed    C. for being followed   D.to follow it

He was fired ____his carelessness and laziness.

A.because of　　　　B.because　　　　C.thanks to　　　D.since