The speaker is giving rather an _______ speech, as I can judge from the _______ look of all the listeners.
| A.inspiring; inspiring | B.inspired; inspired |
| C.inspiring; inspired | D.inspired; inspiring |
The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and their power __________ increased enormously eversince.
| A.is |
| B.was |
| C.has been |
| D.had been |
I__________ letters this morning and I__________ for four hours so far.
| A.will write; wrote |
| B.have written; have written |
| C.was writing; wrote |
| D.have been writing; have written |
They __________ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we __________ it as no good results have come out so far.
| A.had been working; are still working |
| B.had worked; were still working |
| C.have been working; have worked |
| D.have worked; are still working |
—Hi, Tracy, you look tired.
—I am tired. I__________ the living room all day.
| A.painted |
| B.had painted |
| C.have been painting |
| D.have painted |
I think we can safely __________ that interest rates will go up again soon.
| A.assume |
| B.accomplish |
| C.attain |
| D.assemble |