— Hey! Everyone in the office was at the dinner party in honor of Mr. Charles except you. What happened?
— I ______ after Mike, my colleague. He was badly ill.
A.have looked | B.was looking | C.would look | D.had looked |
The poet ______described the peaceful Rocky Mountain and the beautiful Mississippi River in his newly-published poetry.
A.aggressively | B.vividly | C.desperately | D.controversially |
______the weather, our school sports meet has to be held in the indoor stadium.
A.In view of | B.In charge of | C.In place of | D.In search of |
How can you expect to get ahead in your life ______ you even live to yourself from time to time?
A.though | B.until | C.before | D.when |
— We thought he would have got the job.
— What a pity! He ______too nervous when interviewed.
A.was | B.had been | C.has been | D.would have been |
With children, if you say "no", you have to mean ______.
A.that | B.this | C.it | D.one |