“Could you wait me a second while I get dressed, Tom?” he asked.

A. The heavy snow made the roads slippery.

B. It snowed too heavily to make the roads slippery.

C. The heavy snow prevented the roads from being slippery.

D. Thanks to the slip of the roads,it snowed heavily.

A. He asked me didn’t you come to class the day before.

B. He asked me why I hadn’t come to class yesterday.

C. He asked me why I didn’t come to class the day before.

D. He asked me why I hadn’t come to class the day before.

A. His illness was very serious that he couldn’t come to the conference.

B. Although he was ill, he came to the conference.

C. He couldn’t come to the conference, so he became seriously ill.

D. Because of his serious illness, he couldn’t come to the conference.

A. Benz promised to call Tom the night before.

B. Benz wanted Tom against calling him the night before.

C. Benz admitted having called Tom the night before.

D. Benz thanked Tom for calling him the night before.