——Alice looks sad. Did you tell her about the accident?
——Yes, but I ______ her just before her final examinations.
| A．should have told | B．shouldn’t have told | C．needn’t have told | D．must have told |
—We could have walked to the doctor’s; it was so near.
—Yes. A ride ___ at all necessary.
| A．wasn’t | B．hadn’t been | C．wouldn’t be | D．won’t be |
— Are you going to the ball tonight? —It’s too late now. How I wish ___ about it earlier.
| A．I’ll know | B．I’ve known | C．I know | D．I’d known |
_____ the fog, you would find the beautiful tower in the distance easily.
| A．Had it not been for | B．I at were not |
| C．If it had not been for | D．Were it not for |
Without the air to hold some of the sun’s heat, the earth at night ___, too cold for us to live.
| A．would be freezing cold | B．would be frozen cold |
| C．would be freezing coldly | D．can freeze coldly |
. These sheets I’ve bought ___; they’re too short for the bed.
| A．is a cheat | B．are a cheat | C．is cheats | D．are the cheats |