It was believed that things would get worse, but ____ it is they are getting better.
| A．before | B．after | C．because | D．as |
—Silly me! I forget what my luggage looks like.
—What do you think of over there?
| A．the one | B．this | C．it | D．that |
The church tower which ________will be open to tourists soon. The work is almost finished.
| A．has repaired | B．has been repaired |
| C．is repaired | D．is being repaired |
The manager was worried about the press conference his assistant _______in his place, but luckily, everything was going on smoothly.
| A．gave | B．gives | C．was giving | D．had given |
—So you gave her your phone?
—_______. She said she’d return it to me when she could afford her own.
| A．My pleasure | B．Not exactly | C．No doubt | D．All right |
—Do you know who knocked at our door last night, the postman?
—It _______ him. It was only 5 o’clock.
| A．mustn’t | B．can’t have been |
| C．can’t | D．mustn’t have been |