Towards evening, the patient opened his mouth as if _____ something to his son.
| A．said | B．say | C．to say | D．to have said |
David’s effort was ______, because he won the first prize in the English speech contest, which made his classmates surprised.
| A．paid off | B．paid back | C．paid for | D．paid up |
_______ a boarding school would help students cultivate (培养) their independence while being away from their parents.
— Oh, Mary! I ________ you.
— No surprising. The first time you met me, I was only a little girl.
| A．don’t recognize | B．hadn’t recognized |
| C．haven’t recognized | D．didn’t recognize |
As his friends, we have made up our minds to do everything we can ___him get out of trouble.
| A．to help | B．help | C．helping | D．Helped |
The door opened and a big-eyed girl came in, carrying a cake with two _______ candles on it.
| A．lit | B．being lit | C．lighted | D．Lighting |