It took them time to finish the challenging task.
| A．a number of | B．a lot | C．a great deal of | D．a good many |
— I ____ to your birthday party last Sunday.
— Unfortunately, you were out on business.
| A．had come | B．came | C．would come | D．would have come |
________ in a recent science competition, the three students were awarded scholarships totaling $ 21, 000.
| A．To be judged the best | B．Judged the best |
| C．Having judged the best | D．Judging the best |
Thousands of teachers ________ into their new flats and the rest of them ________ for theirs. The government say many more apartment buildings________
| A．have moved; is waiting; are to be built |
| B．have been moved; are waiting; will be completed |
| C．have been moved; is waiting; will have been putting up |
| D．have moved; are waiting; are to be set up |
— Do you often visit your grandparents?
— Mmm… ________ , I’m afraid. I usually phone them.
| A．over again | B．time and again | C．once again | D．now and again |
There ____ a table, four chairs, three bikes in the courtyard, in the middle of which ____ two tall trees with great shade.
| A．are; is | B．is; are | C．has; have | D．have; has |