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Wage increases to a certain level help to________ the average consumers fro the effects of higher prices.
| A．cushion | B．reduce | C．prevent | D．remove |
You _______ pay too much attention to your reading skill, as it is so important.
| A．cannot | B．shouldn’t |
| C．mustn’t | D．needn’t |
“I promise that she _____ get a nice present on her birthday.” “Will it be a great surprise to her？”
| A．should | B．must |
| C．would | D．shall |
“Mike is often absent from class.” “Tell him he _____ answer for it if he goes on behaving like that.”
| A．shall | B．will |
| C．would | D．can |
It was not until he came back _____ he knew the police were looking for him.
| A．which | B．since |
| C．that | D．before |
It was ten o’clock _____ he came back home.
| A．when | B．that |
| C．since | D．after |