--- Mike, it’s a pity you didn’t come to last night’s concert. It was really great!
--- Really? If I ________ so busy, I would have gone with you.
| A．hadn’t been | B．weren’t | C．shouldn’t be | D．wouldn’t be |
I was scared and feeling pretty anxious, _______ in a new country.
| A．for the first time I was | B．this being my first time |
| C．being my first time | D．I was the first time |
Eat _____ cake you like and leave the other for _____ comes in late.
A any, who B. every, whoever C. whichever, whoever D. either, whoever
I _____ to help you to do homework but I couldn’t spare any time. I _____ a composition last night and I’ll finish it today.
| A．wanted; wrote | B．had wanted; was writing |
| C．have wanted; wrote | D．wanted; have been writing |
The media can often help solve problems and _____ attention to situations ______ help is needed.
| A．take; which | B．draw; where | C．pay; that | D．draw; / |
The discovery of the new evidence led to ______.
| A．the thief having caught | B．catch the thief |
| C．the thief being caught | D．the thief to be caught |