If it were not for the fact that you _____ ill, I would ask you to do this right now.
| A．were | B．had been | C．are | D．should be |
It takes time to build ______ when you are learning a difficult skill.
| A．confidence | B．strength | C．energy | D．belief |
Four-fifths of the crop ______.
| A．are ruined | B．was ruined | C．were ruined | D．have been ruined |
You must be careful when ___ on the highway.
| A．you driving | B．are driving | C．driving | D．you were driving |
She sat in the chair, ______ the newspaper.
| A．read | B．being read | C．to read | D．reading |
The kids were hard to ______ since they were so excited in the evening party.
| A．settle down | B．turn down | C．get down | D．break down |