. You should ____ little Tom for his mistake; after all, he is a child.
| A．forget | B．apologize | C．excuse | D．Blame |
_______ for the doctor’s careful treatment, he _______ till last year.
| A．If it is not; can’t live | B．Were it not; couldn’t live |
| C．Had it not been; couldn’t have lived | D．If it were not; wouldn’t live |
The performance of the host, _________ to please the audience and draw their attention, was greeted with a cold silence, however.
| A．had intended | B．intended | C．intending | D．to intend |
Ruth sold most of her belongings. She has hardly_________ left in her house.
| A．anything | B．nothing | C．everything | D．something |
According to a UN report, one third of the world population have no _________ to clean drinking water and health care.
| A．means | B．approaches | C．ways | D．access |
Experts think that _________ recently discovered painting may be_________ Picasso.
| A．the; a | B．a; the | C．a; / | D．the; / |