___ for the fact that you were lazy, you could have finished the assignment by now.
| A．It were not | B．Weren’t it | C．Had it not been | D．Had not been |
In the reading-room, we found Winifred ____at a desk, with her attention _____on a novel．
| A．sitting; fixing | B．seating; fixed | C．sitting; fixed | D．seated; fixing |
No matter where he is, he makes_____ a rule to go for a walk before breakfast.
| A．him | B．this | C．that | D．it |
___ to give up smoking, he threw away his _____ cigarettes．
| A．Determined; remained | B．Determined; remaining |
| C．Determining; remaining | D．Determining; remained |
By the time he retires, professor Baker _____ for almost forty years．
| A．will have taught | B．had taught | C．has taught | D．is teaching |
The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see______ the next year.
| A．to carry out | B．to be carried out |
| C．carried out | D．being carried out |