“How about the dishes, Dear?” “The beef didn’t taste very good. It ______ too long.”
| A.cooked | B.had been cooked | 
| C.was cooked | D.had cooked | 
These players to compete for the championship last week.
| A.chose | B.choose | 
| C.were chosen | D.are chosen | 
The manager doesn’t often have much free time as his work _________ all his time.
| A.takes away | B.takes over | 
| C.takes up | D.takes in | 
Would you like something to eat? No, thanks, I _______supper already.
| A.had | B.have | 
| C.will have | D.have had | 
Meggie was so to give us five dollars, which was all she had.
| A.generous | B.rich | 
| C.nervous | D.poor | 
--- I called you at seven o’clock yesterday evening. But _________ answered the phone.
 ---I was cooking in the kitchen then, so I didn’t hear it.
| A.somebody | B.nobody | 
| C.everybody | D.someone |