.—Excuse me, is the shop open around the clock?
--- _________. Only from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
| A．I’m afraid not | B．I’m not sure | C．Well, it depends | D．That’s right |
Journalists present at the press conference all wanted to know whether she had got married secretly, but she ______ the subject throughout the conference.
| A．kept off | B．kept away | C．kept aside | D．kept out |
I have just received an invitation from a good friend of mine, asking me to pay a visit to ______ we used to study together.
| A．what | B．where | C．how | D．which |
— How is the test that you took yesterday?
— Unfortunately, not even one of the hundred students who took the test ______ passed.
| A．has | B．have | C．are | D．is |
— 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 |
All the teachers are well aware of the fact that most students, especially teens, need help and encouragement ______ punishment.
| A．better than | B．rather not | C．rather than | D．more often |