—Hi, Vera, have you checked the account yet?
—Certainly. I it five times even though you told me to do it twice.
| A．checked | B．will have checked |
| C．have been checking | D．had checked |
The international society __________ the country for declaring wars.
| A．disagreed |
| B．condemned |
| C．punished |
| D．broke |
__________ my dog wanted to come into the garden, it would bark until someone opened the gate.
| A．Every time |
| B．All the time |
| C．For the time |
| D．The first time |
The TV set is already ten years old, so the sound is not as good as before and to make matters worse, the pictures suddenly began to __________ yesterday.
| A．fade out |
| B．turn out |
| C．drop out |
| D．give out |
__________ of the storm, the fishermen were able to drag their boats into the safe area before they were destroyed by the storm.
| A．Being warned |
| B．Having warned |
| C．Having been warned |
| D．Warning |
The shop is in an advantageous place __________ an investment, so you must think about it carefully.
| A．instead of |
| B．in case of |
| C．in terms of |
| D．in need of |