_________ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement.
| A．The president will attend | B．The president to attend |
| C．The president attended | D．The president’s attending |
Young students are ______ not to smoke both in and out school.
| A．suggested | B．requested | C．hoped | D．invited |
He commanded that all the gates _____when it was getting dark in case thieves came in .
| A．were shut | B．must be shut | C．could be shut | D．be shut |
Mr. Black has been teaching English in a middle school _____ he came to China.
| A．for ever | B．ever since | C．ever before | D．long before |
. — What's that noise?
—Oh , I forgot to tell you. The new machine ________
| A．was tested | B．will be tested |
| C．has been tested | D．is being tested |
—Sorry. I didn’t break the plate______.
—It’s OK. Don’t worry about it.
| A．on purpose | B．no longer | C．at present | D．as usual |