The number of people invited to the party ______ fifty, but a number of them _____ absent.
| A．were, was | B．was, were | C．was, was | D．were, were |
“I suppose you _____ that report yet？” “I finished it yesterday, as a matter of fact.”
| A．didn’t finish | B．haven’t finished |
| C．hadn’t finished | D．wasn’t finishing |
By all _______, you must try every _______ to help him.
| A．mean, mean | B．means, means |
| C．means, mean | D．mean, means |
I tried to phone her, but even as I _____ she was leaving the building.
| A．phoned | B．would phone |
| C．had phoned | D．was phoning |
In fact, _______ one cause that leads to the problem.
| A．cattle is | B．cattle are |
| C．cattles are | D．the cattles are |
The students _______ busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she _______ in the office.
| A．had written, left | B．were writing, has left |
| C．had written, had left | D．were writing, had left |