I’m surprised to hear from my school teacher again. ________, it is ten years since we met last.
| A．In a word | B．Believe it or not | C．That’s to say | D．Of course |
When a pencil is partly in water, it looks as if it___________.
| A．breaks | B．has broken | C．were broken | D．had been broken |
Icy road conditions in Teasdale ___________ two roads being closed.
| A．came about | B．came across | C．resulted in | D．resulted from |
I didn’t see your sister at the meeting. If she __________, she would have met my brother.
| A．has come | B．did come | C．come | D．had come |
The detective, ________ to read a newspaper, glanced at the man ________ next to a woman.
| A．pretending; seat | B．pretending; seated |
| C．pretended; seat | D．pretended; seated |
There was such a long queue for the ticket that I ________ gave up, though I wanted to attend the concert so much.
| A．ridiculously | B．eventually | C．appropriately | D．deliberately |