The manager meant _______the workers that being 5 minutes late meant____ the company.
A. to tell, to leave B. telling, leaving
C. to tell, leaving D. telling, to leave
His illness ________ his absence.
A. leads for B. accounts for
C. provides for D. pays for
Look at the sign, Sir. We don’t permit ________ in the hall.
A. smoke B. to smoke
C. smoking D. to have a smoke
Would any one of you please tell me ______ to the railway station?
A. how far is it B. how far is
C. how far it is D. how far
— Did you plan to meet here? — No, we met ________.
A. by mistake B. by accident
C. by the way D. with chance
We arranged to meet at 8:00, but she didn’t ______.
A. turn down B. turn off
C. turn over D. turn up