—Did you telephone the manager’s office?
—Yes，he__________back before 9 o’clock this morning.
| A．expects | B．is expected | C．expected | D．was expected |
The ___ people must continue what the dead didn't finish.
| A．living | B．alive | C．lively | D．live |
--I’m sorry, I am too busy to help you, but my brother can.I’ve told him to.---______.
| A．It doesn't matter | B．I’m so sorry to hear that | C．That’s very kind of you | D．That’s not fair |
Mike pretended ___ Chinese when I came into the classroom.
| A．to reading | B．reading | C．to be reading | D．to be read |
We thought Tom wouldn't pass the exam, but to ___, he passed.
| A．the surprise | B．my surprised | C．our surprise | D．our surprising |
As she ___ the newspaper. Granny ___ asleep.
| A．read , was falling | B．was reading; fell | C．was reading, was falling | D．read; fell |