She made a suggestion that the plan ______________ as soon as possible.
A. be carried out B was carried out
C. should carry out D. would be carried out
As each candle burned four hours, the six candles ___ twenty-four hours.
| A．continued | B．lased | C．spent | D．cost |
It began to rain, ___ was exactly what we wanted.
| A．that | B．what | C．which | D．it |
He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel ___ his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea.
| A．before | B．while | C．when | D．it |
“I hope you don’t mind my pointing out your mistake.” “____”
| A．Of course | B．Certainly not | C．You’re very welcome | D．Yes,. I don’t |
Talking about the future career, I’d prefer ___ a teacher ___ be a secretary.
| A．being… to | B．to be…to | C．to be…rather than | D．being…more than |