I’ll come after the meeting if time ______.
| A．permits | B．is permitting |
| C．is permitted | D．has permitted |
I tried more than once to persuade the taxi driver to slow down, but he just __________ listen.
| A．shouldn’t | B．mustn’t | C．couldn’t | D．wouldn’t |
Large quantities of information, as well as some timely help ________ since the organization was built.
| A．has offered | B．had been offered |
| C．have been offered | D．is offered |
I ________ you how to deal with the matter, but why didn’t you ask me?
| A．could show | B．were to show |
| C．had shown | D．would have shown |
When I passed this afternoon, I saw a little boy was lying on the grass, his hands _____ under his head.
| A．having crossed | B．crossing | C．crossed | D．to cross |
He jumped at the opportunity when he saw the advertisement in a newspaper, because barely _____ make ends meet.
| A．they could | B．could they | C．they couldn’t | D．shouldn’t they |