ould have prepared your speech forthe meeting , Mr Smith —Yes , I know But how could I _______the meeting date fixed so soon

Prices began to climb noticeably last year, with the monthly CPI figure _____ an 11 -year- high of 6.9 percent in November. [ ]

依次填入下列各句横线处的成语，最恰当的一组是（ ）①我真不解自家的弟兄何必这样___________，岂不是横竖都一样②就是族中亲派，不论亲疏，但与他财利交往，__________，一些情面也没有的。③凌雪春从夏侯晶婴手中借过纸笔，端坐在灯下，驰笔若飞，千言长书__________。④勿因事小而不屑为，当知“万丈高楼从地起”，天下决无__________之事，亦未有一学即能之业，无不从一点一滴的知识经验积聚而成，若事小尚不能为，安见其能为大事

________ nobody wouldn’t go to the spot，he went without a second thought.

Diane would ________ a good teacher—she’sso patient.