[单项选择]She was so ill because of overwork that she had to leave her work half-done to ask for ______.
A. a three day sick leave
B. three-days sick leaves
C. a sick leave of three days
D. three-day sick leaves

[填空题]Her mother was ill. She had to (stay) at home to look after her.

[单项选择]Mrs. Baker’s sister was ill. She had someone to look after her from Monday to Friday, but not at the weekend, so every Friday evening Mrs. Baker used to go off to spend the weekend with her at her home in a neighboring town. But as Mr. Baker could not cook, so he had arranged for(安排) his sister to come over and spend the weekend looking after him at their home.
This means that Mr. Bake had quite a busy time when he came home from work on Friday evenings. First he had to drive home from the railway station. Then he had to drive his wife to the station to catch her train. And then he had to wait until his sister’s gain arrived, so as to take her to his house.
Of course, on Sunday evenings he had to drive his sister to the station to catch her train back home, and then wait for his wife’s train, so as to bring her home.
One Sunday evening he had seen his sister off on her train and was waiting for his wife’s arrival, when a porter, who had often seen him at the stati
A. Mr. Baker’s sister.
B. Mrs. Baker’s sister.
C. Mrs. Baker.

[填空题]Her mother was ill. She had to (stay) ______ at home to look after her.

[简答题]She is absent today because she is ill.

[填空题]The author mentions that she has had to develop time management skills.

[单项选择]He （） ill, so he （） able to go skating tomorrow.
A. is; won’t be
B. is; wouldn’t be
C. was; won’t be

[填空题]She shouted loudly so that she could make herself ______ (understand).

[单项选择]She couldn’t pay the full amount she owed, so she（）part of it to the next month.
A. carried off
B. carried over
C. carried out
D. carried through

[填空题]My roommate was so ill last night that we had to ______ (请医生来).

[填空题]She loves parties so much that she is always the last (leave)（）