—I failed again. I wish I _________ harder.
—But you _________.
| A．had worked; hadn’t | B．worked; don’t |
| C．had worked; didn’t | D．worked; didn’t |
I had forgotten the date of that important battle so I _____ a history book.
| A．brought up | B．referred to | C．looked at | D．looked up |
First he picked out the laces and ate them_______ they_______ spaghetti.
| A．as if; are | B．as though; were |
| C．as though; are | D．as if; like |
The scenery in my hometown is beautiful beyond ______.
| A．communication | B．expression | C．situation | D．organization |
He got 97 points, ____ second in this English test.
| A．ranked | B．ranking | C．and ranking | D．to rank |
—Can you tell us what is important to a businessman?
— ________ information.
| A．Collect | B．Collected |
| C．Having collected | D．Collecting |