It is rather difficult to make friends with her, but her friendship, _______, is truer than any other’s.
| A．while gaining | B．after gaining | C．when to gain | D．once gained |
Two decades ago this city was ______ but a small unknown town.
| A．something | B．anything | C．everything | D．nothing |
—Why didn’t you go to Shelly’s birthday party yesterday evening?
—I ______ but I had an unexpected visitor.
| A．intended to | B．had intended to | C．was intended to have | D．had intended to have |
He didn’t attend the competition ______ he was ill at the time.
| A．in that | B．in which | C．where | D．when |
After the earthquake, the poor girl was found ______ under the ruins of a church.
| A．burying | B．to be buried | C．buried | D．being buried |
—Do you still often go to the cinema?
—Not as often as I ______.
| A．used to | B．have to | C．was | D．do |