Practisig Chinese TAJI can not only ________ one’s strength, but also develop one’s character.
A.bring up | B.take up | C.build up | D.pull up |
—Do you think we should accept that offer?
—Yes, we should, for we _________ such bad luck up till now, and time _________ out.
A.have had; is running | B.had; is running |
C.have; has been run | D.have had; has been run |
—I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.
—I think so. He _________ for it for months.
A.is preparing | B.was preparing |
C.had been preparing | D.has been preparing |
I called Hnnah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get through. Her brother _________ on the phone all the time!
A.was talking | B.has been talking |
C.has talked | D.talked |
So far this year we _________ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.
A.saw | B.see |
C.had seen | D.have seen |
The hotel wasn’t particularly good. But I _________ in many worse hotels.
A.was staying | B.stayed |
C.would stay | D.had stayed |