We ___ to start our own business, but we never had enough money.
| A．have hoped | B．had hoped | C．would hope | D．should hope |
Right now the writer and manager_____busy preparing for the following meeting.
| A．is | B．Are | C．was | D．were |
The ________ look on her face suggested that she _________ the exam.
| A．worrying ; didn’t do well in | B．worried ; didn’t do well in |
| C．worried ; did well in | D．worrying ; does well |
With a lot of difficult problem___, the newly-elected president is having a happy time.
| A．settled | B．setting | C．to settle | D．being settled |
He managed to make himself____with his___English.
| A．Understand; breaking | B．understand, broken |
| C．understood, breaking | D．understood, broken |
He goes to work every day ______.
| A．except for rainy days | B．besides it rains |
| C．but that it rains | D．except on rainy days |