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I'm gonna shoot my shot at this:
1 - D
2 - A
3 - I can't get the main point of the dialogue, but I'd go for A
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| Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:47 am I can' t go to the New Year's concert, _____, $100 is... |
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Hi Vaok,
Let me share my thoughts with you. 
1.In the second half of the sentence you explain the reason of your not going to the New Year's concert. I vote for 'B'(I can' t go to the New Year's concert,that is, $100 is just too much for me to spend in one evening..)
I'd say 'in other words also fits, but since it's misspelt, I ruled out this option. I mean could be used if, at least, after 'concert, there would be em-dash.
2.The Lakers scored 20 points in the last quarter,____the Heat 101-96.
A. beating B. having beaten C. to beat D. beaten
I chose 'B' as 'having beaten the heat 101-96' is prior to scoring 20 points.
-----Alice is visiting her mother today.
-----In that case,____ you have dinner with us?
I prefer 'A'
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| Thu Sep 20, 2007 15:57 pm I can' t go to the New Year's concert, _____, $100 is... |
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Hi Pamela,
I'm not an expert nor a native speaker but I think the Lakers first scored 20 points which resulted in beating the Heat 101-96, so I would say A
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| Thu Sep 20, 2007 20:21 pm I can' t go to the New Year's concert, ..., $100 is... |
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| Yes, Jovana, I agree with you and Alex that beating is the correct choice! |
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| Thu Sep 20, 2007 20:45 pm I can' t go to the New Year's concert, ..., $100 is... |
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Hi again!
I was just wondering if all three solutions are possible in the first example sentence? I think that 'in othere words' is just a typo! 
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| Thu Sep 20, 2007 21:14 pm I can' t go to the New Year's concert, ..., $100 is... |
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| Quite possible! But sometimes I find many errors in tests produced intentionally. Only Vaok can confirm that. |
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| Thu Sep 20, 2007 21:42 pm I can' t go to the New Year's concert, ..., $100 is... |
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When I posted my question, I didn't see 'in particular'--I think that is the only wrong option! 
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| Thu Sep 20, 2007 21:53 pm I can' t go to the New Year's concert, ..., $100 is... |
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| Yes, 'C' is out of place that's why I didn't mention it in my original post. |
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| Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:09 am I can' t go to the New Year's concert, ..., $100 is... |
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1. I can' t go to the New Year's concert,_____ , $100 is just too much for me to spend in one evening.
A. in other words B. that is C. in particular D. I mean
I know C is not right,but what about the other three?
2.The Lakers scored 20 points in the last quarter,____the Heat 101-96.
A. beating B. having beaten C. to beat D. beaten
I choose A, but the suggested answer is C. which is right?
3. -----Alice is visiting her mother today.
-----In that case,____ you have dinner with us?
A. will B. can C. won't D. can't
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| Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:11 am I can' t go to the New Year's concert, ..., $100 is... |
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I think we're in a bit of a spot right here. We need some professional advice !!!
ESL teachers, help us....
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| Fri Sep 21, 2007 15:39 pm I can' t go to the New Year's concert, ..., $100 is... |
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| Fri Sep 21, 2007 16:48 pm I can' t go to the New Year's concert, ..., $100 is... |
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| vaok wrote: | 1. I can' t go to the New Year's concert,_____, $100 is just too much for me to spend in one evening.
A. in other words B. that is C. in particular D. I mean |
'in other words' is used when the speaker says something again in another way, for example: We cannot continue with the deal on this basis. In other words, unless you can bring down the price we shall have to cancel the order.
We use 'I mean' when we are going to make things clearer, or give more details, for example: It was a terrible evening. I mean, they all sat round and talked politics for hours.
And I still haven't found 'that is' as a discourse marker, only 'that is to say'.
So, it is either 'in other words' or 'I mean'. To me, they look pretty much the same!
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| Fri Sep 21, 2007 19:27 pm I can' t go to the New Year's concert, ..., $100 is... |
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| vaok wrote: | 2.The Lakers scored 20 points in the last quarter,____the Heat 101-96.
A. beating B. having beaten C. to beat D. beaten |
When I first answered your question, I said the answer is A but now I'm not so sure! I was right when I said to Pamela that B is not the answer because the Lakers first scored the points which resulted in beating the Heat, so if the right answer is C it is because this is a clause of purpose and you can see it more clearly if you change the order of the main and subordinate clause:
To beat the Heat 101-96, the Lakers scored 20 points in the last quarter.(=In order to beat the Heat/So that they could beat the Heat, the Lakers...) 
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