--Nancy is not coming tonight. --But she __________!
| A．promises | B．promised |
| C．will promise | D．had promised |
--My goodness, you crossed the double yellow line!
--I tried not to, but _______ . The car in front changed lane suddenly.
| A．in time | B．in case |
| C．in need | D．in vain |
--Some people believe that English is one of the most important subjects for us students.
--It _______ . But things seem to be changing in recent years.
| A．used to | B．used to be |
| C．used to do | D．was used to be |
--We've cross-checked the data collected from the Internet.
--Good. Anyway,_______.
| A．you can't be careful enough |
| B．you are careful enough |
| C．you can't be so careless |
| D．you are never careless enough |
— I followed your advice on how to appreciate Great Expectations, but I still can’t find an effective way to get clear its plot. Why?
— Well, ______.
| A．all is well that ends well |
| B．no pains, no gains |
| C．no sweet without sweat |
| D．one man’s meat is another man’s poison |
Kevin kicked the ball so hard that up ______, higher and higher, until it was a small dot in the sky.
| A．fly did it | B．flew it |
| C．did it fly | D．it flew |