24. — Someone is knocking at the door. It _________ be Tom.
— No, it ________ be him; he has gone to Sydney.
| A．must; can’t | B．might; mustn’t | C．may, needn’t | D．can; mustn’t |
The first half of the eighteenth century _____ the rise of quite a number of new writers, although most of them _____ hardly _____ to the general public today.
A. sees; ×; know B. saw; are; known
B. has seen; have; known D. had seen; have; been known
— The concert was wonderful yesterday. Didn’t you go to it?
— _______. I _______, but I had to look after my sick baby at home.
| A．No; would love to have | B．No; would love to |
| C．Yes; would love to | D．Yes; would love to have |
The discovery of these tombs is _______ for scholars’ studying the history of the Tang Dynasty.
| A．of very important | B．great importance |
| C．of great significance | D．great significant |
Life ____ be much happier if we ____ only be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18.
| A．will, can | B．will, could | C．would, can | D．would, could |
After floods had destroyed crops and houses, the farmers in the village were _____ food and shelter.
| A．for lack of | B．for short of | C．in want of | D．in the need of |