We missed our train, and _____ the next train was delayed, ____we had to wait for two hours.

A. on top of that；so      B. as a result；then C. what was worse；however D. because；therefore

 I owed $100 _______ Bob and ______ him soon.

A. to；paid                       B. for；paid         C. to；repaid                  D. for；repaid

 The news I told you that the football match was cancelled was not announced formally but ________ .

A. in other words              B. word of mouth     C. in a word                    D. word for word

 The contract says they offer a company six months’ free _______if it signs a three-year lease.

A. employment        B. rent           C. pay                           D. hire

 Improving your spoken English by talking much with foreigners from Britain would _______ , for practice makes perfect.

A. make sense        B. make sure       C. make believe                   D. make public

 It is said that the café being built near the post office ________ mainly to the workers from the factory across the road.

A. caters                  B. serves           C. contributes                     D. supplies

 What mobile phones will look like in a year or two is easy to guess—they will be slimmer and probably will let you watch television _________ .

A. in the distance           B. on the move      C. on the way                   D. on the mend

 It remains to be seen whether the plan which has been approved can be _______ . It depends on your determination.

A. come into use            B. put into practice   C. taken into consideration         D. got into trouble

 —Nowadays a growing number of people go to work by bike.

—Bicycling is good exercise；________ it doesn’t pollute the air.

A. therefore              B. moreover         C. however                 D. otherwise

 To the passengers’ anger, they were robbed _______ all their money.

A. of                        B. off                           C. from                        D. away