---Does your brother serve in the army?
---No, not now. But he ________ in the army for 8 years.
| A．would serve | B．was serving | C．had served | D．served |
He invited me to a dance after the show_______Christmas Eve.
| A．at | B．on | C．in | D．by |
Dr. Smith, together with his wife and daughters, _____visit Beijing this summer.
| A．is going to | B．are going to | C．was going to | D．were going to |
What ____ pity that you couldn’t be there to receive _____ prize!
| A．a; a | B．the; a | C．a; the | D．the; the |
Television has many advantages. It keeps us___about the ___news and also provides entertainment in the house.
| A．informed; latest | B．to know; last | C．learning; later | D．to think; late |
A significant proportion of such children are condemned______.
| A．fail | B．to fail | C．failing | D．failed |