[单项选择]I can't go to the New Year's concert; ______, 100 dollars is just too much for me to spend in one evening.
A. in other words
B. that is
C. in particular
D. I mean

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Every year New Zealanders living in London can be seen loading up Kombi vans and heading off to experience the "classic European holiday", The trip usually starts in the north of France, after crossing the channel from Dover in England to Calais, driving down through France, over the Pyrenees into Spain, west into Portugal and then across the Continent to Italy and often beyond. There are numerous reasons young New Zealanders take this rite of passage—as well as seeing all the fantastic sights and tasting the delights of Europe’s food and wine, it’s relatively inexpensive. The Kombi is transport and accommodation all in one, cutting down significantly on costs. There is just one problem. As the Kombis become "antique", these trips are usually punctuated with numerous roadside sessions as the van sits idle, in no hurry to start, while you swelter in the hot sun. But do not let this deter you. Travelling Europe in your own vehicle means no publ
A. New Zealand
B. England
C. France
D. Spain

[单项选择]I can't go to Mexico this year but I'll go ______.
A. by and by
B. hand in hand
C. step by step
D. little by little

[单项选择]Happy New Year!

[单项选择]"That year in New Jersey lives in my mind... ",as the author intended, means ______.
A. that was a year in which awful things happened to me
B. that was a year that I will never even forget
C. that was a year that only existed in my mind; but never happened to exist
D. that was a year when I lived in New Jersey

[单项选择]"You can never go home again" in the last sentence of this passage means that ______.

[单项选择]As a rule, when can you go to experience the atmosphere and see the facilities in the Cambridge
A. Every day you can.
B. On the Open Day.
C. The time arranged in advance.
D. After you are a student at Cambridge.

[单项选择]Really, people hate ______ while the concert is going on.
A. to disturb
B. to be disturbed
C. disturbing
D. being disturbed

[单项选择]-- Can you go shopping with us this afternoon -- Sorry, I can't. I ______ take care of my little sister because she is ill.

[单项选择]Linda did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy ______ for her experiment.
A. to prepare
B. to be prepared
C. being prepared
D. preparing

[单项选择]Barbara did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy ______ for her lecture.
A. to preparing
B. to be prepared
C. preparing
D. being prepared