John and I ________ friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at a Christmas party. But we _______ each other a couple of times before that.
| A．had been; have seen | B．have been; have seen |
| C．had been; had seen | D．have been; had seen |
From the ___ expression on her face, we knew that the problem was ____.
| A．puzzling….puzzling | B．puzzled…puzzled | C．puzzling..puzzled | D．puzzled..puzzling |
The firemen arrived ___ the fire broke out.
| A．soon after | B．before long | C．long before | D．after soon |
This is the second letter that he has ___ him recently.
| A．heard from | B．received from | C．heard of | D．got |
___ put the soup left ___ the fridge.
| A．Do… into | B．Don't …in | C．Not…into | D．Don’t you..in |
Lots of people ___ in that flood.
| A．are killed | B．lost their lives | C．dies of | D．dies from |