The old man said that he would ________ more people who would not have too much work to do in the week to come to do the construction work.
| A．let | B．promise | C．get | D．make |
The boy became fatter and fatter each day and __________ made his parents sad.
| A．which | B．what |
| C．he | D．it |
The secretary worked late into the night, ________ a long speech for the president.
| A．to prepare | B．preparing |
| C．prepared | D．was preparing |
When we were young, every evening my brother and I ______ stay at home waiting for our mother.
| A．would | B．might |
| C．should | D．could |
She spends her money _________ books _________ on clothes.
| A．on; instead | B．in; instead |
| C．in; more than | D．on; rather than |
—Have you heard the story of “The Merchant of Venice”?
—No. When and where does the story ______ ?
| A．take up | B．take on |
| C．take place | D．take off |