You can’t take the lift because it is _______.
| A．in order | B．in order to | C．out of order | D．on order |
—Did you see a man in black pass by just now?
—No, sir. I __________ a newspaper.
| A．read | B．was reading |
| C．would read | D．am reading |
I _______ there little more than a week when I set to work with the scientist.
| A．would be | B．have been | C．had been | D．will be |
They __________ two free tickets to Canada, otherwise they’d never have been able to afford to go.
| A．had got | B．got |
| C．have got | D．get |
—Is there anything wrong, Bob? You look sad.
—Oh, nothing much. In fact, I __________ of my friends back home.
| A．have just thought | B．was just thinking |
| C．would just think | D．will just be thinking |
The flowers were so lovely that they __________ in no time.
| A．sold | B．had been sold |
| C．were sold | D．would sell |