---Mr. White didn’t come last night, did he?
---No. We for him. A whole night was wasted.
A. had waited B. have been waiting C. were waiting D, had been waiting
As we have known from the map of the world, this is ______.
| A．twice as large an island as that | B．twice as larger as that island |
| C．as twice as that one | D．twice as a large island as that |
He minds so much about his position in the office that he ____ any chance to be promoted.
| A．watches out for | B．looks up | C．points out | D．watches out |
When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians had ____ them in the race to be the first ever to reach it.
| A．hit | B．fought | C．won | D．defeated |
The manager has got a good business ______, so the company is doing well.
| A．idea | B．sense | C．thought | D．thinking |
If you _____ your hand as far as you can, you should be able to touch it.
| A．hold out | B．push out | C．reach out | D．pull out |