. Going out for tea with friends _increasingly popular during the past twenty years.
| A．becomes | B．became | C．has become | D．had become |
Key: C
We are often _____ by the doctors to eat more healthy food and take plenty of physical exercise.
| A．suggested | B．insisted | C．approved | D．advised |
We asked the teacher to explain _______.
| A．us the sentence | B．us of the sentence |
| C．the sentence to us | D．the sentence for us |
—Did you see a man in black pass by just now?
—No, sir. I ______ a newspaper.
| A．read | B．was reading | C．would read | D．am reading |
Only by working hard can you ______ the goal.
| A．achieve | B．receive | C．make | D．take |
—Did you have ________ fun at the party?
—Yes. It’s ________ shame that you missed it.
| A．a; a | B．/; / | C．/; a | D．a; / |