When the expression first came into being, people refused to use it but _____ they began to accept it.
A. usually B. gradually
C. frequently D. quickly
Everybody has ______ to play _____ our environment.
A. a part; to protect B. a role; in protecting
C. part; in protecting D. a role; to protect
She pretended to be calm but _______she was more than nervous at the time she was being questioned.
A. in actual B. actually
C. as matter of fact D. in a fact
She didn’t come to his birthday party just ______what he had said to her the day before.
A. because B. because of
C. as result of D. thanks of
If you can’t _____ a better plan, we have to carry out the present one.
A. come along with B. come up with
C. come across D. come about for
—Have you finished your experiment report, Jane?
—Oh, my God. I’ve _____ forgotten all about that.
A. strongly B. extremely C. entirely D. freely
