His health failing, ____ last year.
| A．so the school gave Mr. Smith leave | B．the school had given Mr. Smith leave |
| C．so Mr. Smith went on leave from work | D．Mr. Smith went on leave from work |
______ in her most beautiful skirt, the girl tried to make herself ______ at the party．
| A．Dressed; noticed | B．Dressing; noticed |
| C．Dressed; noticing | D．Dressing; being noticing |
In front of our house ________ we used to swim.
| A．a river lies that | B．does a river lie where |
| C．lies a river which | D．lies a river where |
--- Jim, do you have the time?
--- _______.
--- Never mind. Thanks anyway.
| A．Of course, I do. The time is 10:30 |
| B．Sure. But I’m afraid it’s too late for me |
| C．Yes, it’s half past nine |
| D．Sorry, but I left my watch home |
--John has put forward_______most challenging question for us to answer.
--Yes, it really is. I have never heard_____ harder one.
| A．the; / | B．a; a | C．/; the | D．the; the |
—What has made him upset recently?
—____alone to face a troublesome milk case.
| A．Left | B．Being left | C．Having left | D．To leave |