----_____he dropped out of school?
----His family has run into financial difficulties.
| A．Why was it that | B．Why was that | C．Why was that it | D．Why was it |
---Mr. White didn’t come last night, did he?
---No. We _ for him. A whole night was wasted.
A. had waited B. have been waiting C. were waiting D, had been waiting
---Poor Tom! He will have to work all the next month.
---Luckily, ___ the basketball games are held.
| A．except | B．except that | C．except when | D．except for |
Where on earth have you been? We __ you back much earlier.
| A．were expecting | B．are expecting | C．had expected | D．expect |
Jack’s___ brother is __ than him.
| A．old; elder | B．elder; older | C．old; eld | D．elder; younger |
He works in a factory now, but he__ on a farm for 20 years.
| A．worked | B．has worked | C．had worked | D．had been working |