Mr. Chairman, it is with great pleasure that I am here to attend this annual meeting.可译为： a.主席先生，我怀着非常愉快的心情出席本次年会。 b.主席先生，我将怀着非常愉快的心情出席本次年会。 （填a或b即可）

The president said in the telephone that he would not attend the meeting himself, but his secretary would come instead.

A．院长打来电话说，他不能亲自来参加会议了，但他让秘书代替他参加。

B．院长在电话里说，他不能来参加会议了，但他将让秘书代他来参加。

C．院长用电话形式通知他的秘书参加他不愿意参加的会议。

D．院长通过电话说，让他的秘书代替参加他不能出席的会议。

Rewrite the sentences by using “it” as the formal subject. 1. To finish the task in such a short time is impossible. ____________________________________________________. 2. To have a break for a year after graduation from high school is quite common these days for young people in many countries. ____________________________________________________. 3. The Project Manager emphasizes that maintaining effective communication is critical for her team. ____________________________________________________. 4. Jane, the founder of our organization, cannot manage to attend the annual meeting. It is really a pity! ____________________________________________________. 5. Making cold calls could be very embarrassing and inefficient. ____________________________________________________.

We all thought it a pity that you were unable to attend our meeting．

()the fog, we should have reached the annual meeting site on time.

A. Because of

B. In spite of

C. But for

We all thought () pity that you were unable to attend our meeting.

A. that

B. which

C. this

D. it