____ the youth ____ the rising sun at 8 or 9 o'clock am, Mao Zedong expressed his great hope for the young men.
| A．Comparing; with | B．Compared; to |
| C．Compared; with | D．Comparing; to |
— I hope you won’t mind my pointing out your mistake.
— _______.
| A．Of course | B．Yes, I don’t | C．You’re welcome | D．Certainly not |
— Has he finished his report yet?
— I’m not sure. He _______ the report these days.
| A．has been writing | B．is writing | C．wrote | D．has written |
— When will the new bridge be completed?
— It is said that it _______ by the end of this year.
| A．will be completed | B．will have been completed | C．is completed | D．will be completing |
_____ in prison for ten years, he seems to be unaware of what has happened outside.
| A．Having kept | B．Having been kept | C．Kept | D．Keeping |
— Did your father catch the train?
— No. The train _______ before we got to the railway station.
| A．had left | B．was leaving | C．would leave | D．left |