The reason why the traffic was stopped was the bridge ______ was broken.

A:how B:that C:because D:for

The reason why the traffic was stopped was the bridge （　） was broken.

A:how B:that C:because D:for

By referring to Sam's broken bicycle, the author intends to ______.

A:illustrate the ways to repair his bicycle B:discuss the problems of his bicycle C:tell us how to solve a problem D:show us how to analyse a problem

My car is broken, so it is completely ______.

A:used B:useful C:useless D:using

One day Jack’s wife was cleaning out a closet(壁橱).
"Look at all these umbrellas," she said to Jack. "There are eight and they are all broken. "
"I’ll take them to the umbrella shop and have them mended," Jack said.
Jack took the eight umbrellas to the shop and left them there. "They’ll be ready tomorrow," the shopkeeper said.
That evening Jack went home from the office by bus as usual. He sat next to an old woman.She had an umbrella on the floor near her.
When the bus reached his stop, he picked up her umbrella and stood up. "Hey!" the womansaid. "That’s my umbrella! "
"I’m sorry," Jack said, and at the same time he gave the umbrella to her. "I wasn’t thinking. Please excuse me. "
The next day he got back the umbrellas from the umbrella shop and got on the bus.
As he sat down, a voice behind him said, "You certainly have a successful day !"
He turned around and saw the woman whose umbrella had almost been taken by him the day before.
Jack’s wife found______umbrellas in the closet.

A:eight broken B:broken eight C:eight new D:new eight

Unlike wires,synthetic ropes do not give audible_____of pending failure and may not exhibit any broken elements before completely parting

A:broken B:slack C:track D:sign

Unlike wires,synthetic ropes do not give audible_____of pending failure and may not exhibit any broken elements before completely parting

A:broken B:slack C:track D:sign"