—Please ______ us in the discussion.

—I'd like to，but I'm ______busy at the moment.

A．attend；too  B．join；much too  C．take part in；much too D．join；too much

_____ on the MSN，some people often use “88” for “good??bye”．

A．When chat

B．When chatting

C．When chatted

D．When to chat

—I am wondering whether you can remember the name of the place.

— I'm afraid that ______ me for the moment.

A．reminds  B．worries  C．disturbs D．escapes

A number of new machines were introduced from abroad，______ an increase in production.

A．resulted inB．to result in   C．result inD．resulting in

_____ visitors to the UK were asked by newspaper reporters what their impressions of the British people were.

A．The number ofB．A number ofC．Numbers ofD．Any numbers of

Having been praised by the teacher，the little girl ran back home，______.

A．happily and satisfied

B．eager and excitedly

C．happy and satisfied

D．anxiously and excitedly

You have the ______ of working hard and being successful or not working hard and being unsuccessful.

A．selectionB．choice C．alternativeD．option

The boy said sadly，“No one can tell ______ will happen next.”

A．whatB．whenC．whoD．where

—What were you doing when I rang you this morning?

—I was occupied ______ the housework and kept my son occupied______ his homework.

A．at；doing B．with；doing  C．at；to do D．with；to do

If he did not know them，he would greet them with a few words about weather，but if he did，he would ask about their families or make jokes，always cutting his cloth ______his customers.

A．according toB．due toC．instead of　D．up to