But for electricity, human life _____ so easy today.
| A．isn’t | B．would not be | C．will not be | D．would not have been |
Nowadays people are more likely to go to ________ mall than visit the tailor when shopping for clothes, so tailors have adapted to _________ new reality.
| A．the; a | B．/; the |
| C．the; the | D．a; a |
--- I need to advertise for a roommate for next term.
--- __________? Mary is interested.
| A．So what | B．What for |
| C．How come | D．Why bother |
—Do you think you will be able to finish your writing by five o’clock today?
— ______. I’ll be busy with experiments all day.
| A．Not a chance | B．Not a little |
| C．Not to mention it | D．Not a big deal |
______ a little earlier, you could have got a copy of his latest book.
| A．If you would arrive | B．If you arrived |
| C．Should you arrive | D．Had you arrived |
Don’t defend him any more. It’s obvious that he _____ destroyed the fence of the garden even without an apology.
| A．accidentally | B．carelessly |
| C．deliberately | D．automatically |