After_____a11 the apples，he____ the biggest one in the basket and handed it to me．
| A．picked；picked up | B．picking；picked out |
| C．picking Out；picked | D．picking up；picked |
—Tom, I hope you won’t make the mistake later.
—I swear I won’t. You know __________________.
| A．A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. |
| B．Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. |
| C．Things at the worst will mend. |
| D．Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others. |
When we got to there, the host _____ his speech and the performance __________.
| A．has finished; began | B．had just finished; had begun |
| C．had just finished; was about to begin | D．just finished; began |
I will do my best to get it for you ______ I could remember who last borrowed it.
| A．except that | B．if only |
| C．on condition that | D．considering whether |
I apologize if I __________ you, but I assure you it was unintentional.
| A．hurt | B．had hurt |
| C．should have hurt | D．might have hurt |
—Your sister nearly _______ all her spare time to her study during the three years.
—That's right, or she ________ the first place in her school in the examination.
| A．devoted; wouldn't have taken | B．spent; wouldn't have taken |
| C．had devoted; hadn't taken | D．had spent; couldn't take |