Don't handle the vase as if it ______ made of steel.
| A．is | B．were | C．has been | D．had been |
The manager always put ____ of his workers before__________.
| A．the interests; his own | B．interest; his |
| C．the interests; himself | D．the interests; him own |
Not until ____ finished my homework ___ to watch TV.
| A．I had; I began | B．had I; I began | C．I had; did I begin | D．had I; did I begin |
Today Xiao Li is absent ___the class. He ___ ill.
| A．for; could have been | B．with; should have been |
| C．at; could have been | D．from; may have been |
All things ___, the planned trip will have to be called off.
| A．considered | B．be considered | C．considering | D．hating considered |
___ repeated promises that the product is safe, many people have stopped buying it.
| A．Although | B．Though | C．Despite | D．Then |