The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to _____________.

A. My father must have been on his way since he is not home yet.

B. My father may be on his way since he is not home yet.

C. My father must be on his way since he is not home yet.

D. My father may have been on his way since he is not home yet.

A. accord

B. avert

C. avail

D. apply

A. shade

B. stand

C. candidate

D. elections

A. survey

B. almost

C. indicate

D. are

A. Suppose that we lacked consistency in the competition, we wouldn’t have lost all matches with an unacceptable result.

B. But for our lack of consistency in the competition, my team wouldn’t have lost all matches with an unacceptable result.

C. If it had not been for our team’s inconsistency in the competition, we would have lost all matches with an unacceptable result.

D. Without our team’s inconsistency in the competition, we would lose all matches with an unacceptable result.

A. institute

B. inscribe

C. instill

D. inspect

A. point

B. chase

C. race

D. side