I can think of many cases _______ students obviously knew a lot of English words and expressions but couldn’t write a good essay.
| A.why | B.which |
| C.as | D.where |
. How can you possibly miss the news? It _______ on TV all day long.
| A.has been | B.had been |
| C.was | D.will be |
She raised her finger to her lips as _____ for silence.
| A.an idea | B.a mark |
| C.a sign | D.a word |
—Didn’t the guard see him breaking into the bank?
—No, he _______ in the other direction.
| A.was looking | B.had looked |
| C.looked | D.is looking |
We already have ______ pencils, but we need two ______ pens.
| A.dozen of, dozen | B.dozens of, dozens |
| C.dozens of, dozen | D.dozens of, dozen of |
“I suppose you _____ that report yet?” “I finished it yesterday, as a matter of fact.”
| A.didn’t finish | B.haven’t finished |
| C.hadn’t finished | D.wasn’t finishing |