. The thing that ______ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.
| A．matters | B．cares |
| C．considers | D．minds |
All agreed to his suggestion that a bridge across the river__________.
| A．built | B．be built | C．would build | D．should build |
The number of people invited to the party ____ fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons.
| A．were; was | B．was; was | C．was; were | D．were; were |
How happy we are! The holiday we have been looking forward ________at last.
| A．to has come | B．to have come | C．to having come | D．has come |
The Moonstone was ________in a real story which ________in England in the 1790s.
| A．set; taking place | B．setting; take place |
| C．set; had taken place | D．set; took place |
It was my fault. I ________you about the meeting earlier.
| A．should tell | B．should have told |
| C．had to tell | D．would have told |