I__________to come over to see you last night，but someone called and I couldn’t get away.
| A．intended | B．had intended |
| C．was intending | D．was intended |
The old man was lying on the ground, ______ dead.
| A．as possible as | B．as soon as | C．as far as | D．as good as |
--- Which newspaper shall I buy?
--- ______, whatever they have in the shop.
| A．Anything | B．Something | C．Any one | D．Some one |
Father ____ for London on business upon my arrival, so I didn’t see him.
| A．has left | B．left | C．was leaving | D．had left |
I _____ in London for many years, but I’ve never regretted my final decision to move back to China.
| A．have lived | B．was living | C．lived | D．had lived |
Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane________.
| A．takes off | B．is taking off | C．has taken off | D．took off |