Can you tell me ______ with him?
| A．what is the matter | B．what the matter is |
| C．what was the matter | D．what the matter was |
—Does Mr. Smith live next door to you?
—No, but he _______.
| A．is used to | B．used to | C．used | D．used to be |
______ for a long time, but he managed to catch up with his classmates at last.
| A．Having been ill | B．Being ill | C．He was ill | D．Though ill |
I had just finished all my homework and was about to go to bed the phone rang.
| A．when | B．until | C．while | D．before |
--- How is Dennis getting along with his work?
--- Well, he could always _______ a new idea for increasing sales.
| A．come up with | B．come about | C．come on | D．come over |
When he came to the door, my father ___ him at once although he was now a very old man.
| A．knew | B．looked at | C．recognized | D．found |