With prices rising sharply, we now have to spend _______ three months ago on basic living materials.
| A．as twice much as | B．twice as much as |
| C．twice as more than | D．twice as many as |
I tried to phone her, but even as I _____ she was leaving the building.
| A．phoned | B．would phone |
| C．had phoned | D．was phoning |
The students _______ busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she _______ in the office.
| A．had written, left | B．were writing, has left |
| C．had written, had left | D．were writing, had left |
I think you must be mistaken about seeing him at the theatre; I’m sure he _____ abroad all week.
| A．is | B．was |
| C．has been | D．had been |
They haven’t arrived yet but we _____ them at any moment.
| A．are expected | B．have expected |
| C．are expecting | D．will expect |
I feel sure I _____ her before somewhere.
| A．was to meet | B．have met |
| C．had met | D．would meet |