I used to drink a lot of tea but these days I ＿＿＿coffee.
| A．prefer | B．preferred | C．have preferred | D．am preferring |
_______ shoulder to shoulder with a girl, I felt very embarrassed.
| A．Spotting shopping | B．Spotted shopping |
| C．Having spotted to shop | D．Spotted to shop |
Car lovers often organize field sports in our country. It is an activity that they ______ without the benefits of a car.
| A．would never attempt | B．will never attempt |
| C．would never have attempted | D．can never have attempted |
The lady has an abnormal state of mind. Whatever happens, she always assumes ______.
| A．the worst | B．worse | C．the best | D．better |
—You didn’t go to Europe, why?
—I _____ this morning, but I _____ to Shanghai because of an emergency .
| A．was to start; am going | B．was scheduled to start; will go |
| C．should have started; am going | D．would like to start; will go |
Music should be taught routinely in schools because of the benefits ______ can have on the development of the brains of young children.
| A．which | B．that | C．it | D．one |