—Hi,Smith, can I borrow the meeting-room upstair this afternoon?
—Sorry．It ____
| A．is painted | B．is being painted |
| C．has painted | D．had been painted |
The detective, ________ to read a newspaper, glanced at the man ________ next to a woman.
| A．pretending; seat | B．pretending; seated | C．pretended; seat | D．pretended; seated |
At first, they worried about the situation but things ______quite well.
| A．went on | B．carried on | C．worked out | D．tried on |
Only when our country has aircraft carriers _______ our distant islands more effectively.
| A．we can guard | B．can we guard | C．we guard | D．do we guard |
Maria is fond of all kinds of sports, but she likes swimming ________.
| A．in practice | B．in general | C．in fact | D．in particular |
It was so dark in the theatre that I could hardly ________ my friend.
| A．turn out | B．bring out | C．call out | D．pick out |