.I ___ the English conversation yesterday evening.
| A．joined | B．join in | C．took part in | D．joined into |
—I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.
—I think so. He _________ for it for months.
| A．is preparing | B．was preparing |
| C．had been preparing | D．has been preparing |
I called Hnnah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get through. Her brother _________ on the phone all the time!
| A．was talking | B．has been talking |
| C．has talked | D．talked |
So far this year we _________ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.
| A．saw | B．see |
| C．had seen | D．have seen |
The hotel wasn’t particularly good. But I _________ in many worse hotels.
| A．was staying | B．stayed |
| C．would stay | D．had stayed |
I don’t know ________ such a difficult matter.
| A．how to do with | B．what to deal with |
| C．how dealing with | D．how to deal with |