Ever since the financial crisis ________, many workers _______from their jobs.
| A．broke out; were laid off |
| B．has broken out; were laid off |
| C．had broken out; had been laid off |
| D．broke out; have been laid off |
．—Mr．Smith, I wonder if I could take Friday off?
— _____________? It’s a bit difficult with so many people away on holiday, you know．
| A．How come | B．Is it necessary |
| C．Where are you going | D．Do you really have to |
．After five days’ climbing in the mountain, they reached ____ they thought was the place they’d been dreaming of．
| A．that | B．where | C．which | D．what |
I’m moving to the countryside because the air there is much fresher than ____ in the city．
| A．ones | B．one | C．that | D．those |
．--- Can I call for some friends and spend the day outside with them, Mom?
--- ____ I’ve told you to have a weekend on your own．
| A．Why so? | B．Why not? |
| C．How come? | D．So what? |
．--- I hear Robert has gone to Harvard University for his master’s degree．
--- Oh, how nice! Do you know when he ____?
| A．was leaving | B．left | C．had left | D．has left |