You’d better not phone the manager between 7 and 8 tomorrow evening; he ________ an important meeting then.
| A.will have | B.would have | C.will be having | D.will have had | 
We tried ______ to persuade him to stay home, but at last, he went to the construction site despite his bad illness.
| A.in case | B.in vain | 
| C.in fact | D.in addition | 
Never before ____ in greater need of modern public transport than it is today.
| A.has this city been | B.this city has been | 
| C.was this city | D.this city was | 
Clearly and thoughtfully________, the book inspires confidence in students who wish to seek their own answers.
| A.writing | B.to write | 
| C.written | D.being written | 
Jenny was _________ to hear the news that their team didn’t win the game.
| A.cast aside | B.cast away | 
| C.cast off | D.cast down | 
—I have got a headache.
 —No wonder. You ________ in front of that computer too long.
| A.work | B.are working | 
| C.worked | D.have been working |