218. I _____ you the exciting news, but you were not at home.
A.meaned telling B. meaned to tell C. meant telling D meant to tell
（原创题）The patient insisted that he _____ ill, and _____back home at once.
| A．wasn’t , was sent | B．isn’t , be sent | C．wasn’t , be sent | D．should be , send |
—Have you ___ your father to give up smoking ?
—No. I _____ . but he wouldn’t listen .
| A．suggested , persuaded | B．persuaded , tried | C．agreed, tried | D．advised, persuaded |
— I heard that eight Chinese peace-keepers died in Haiti Earthquake.
—Yes，_____ news came as _____ shock to us.
| A．the；the | B．a；the | C．the；a | D．/；a |
—Do you like cooking, Sally?
—. Luckily I’ve never had to worry about it.
| A．Never mind | B．Not really | C．I don’t agree | D．You said it |
By the end of this year, 160 new students ___ in the English Department of this world famous university．
| A．have enroll | B．will have enrolled |
| C．have been enrolled | D．will have been enrolled |