The earliest English ___ was written in a kind of English that is now difficult ___.
| A．poem; to understand | B．poet; to be understood |
| C．poetry; to be understand | D．poetry; to understand |
Compared with the other players on the team, that footballer was short. But his speed _______ his small size.
| A．compensated for | B．headed for | C．applied for | D．pushed for |
—Hi, Susan, you look tired.
—I ______ for months for the coming celebration for the school’s 60th anniversary.
| A．was preparing | B．have been preparing | C．had prepared | D．prepare |
Look! If we had begun to do the work yesterday morning, we _______ ourselves just like them．
| A．would have enjoyed | B．were to enjoy |
| C．should enjoy | D．would be enjoying |
Carter was saying all the right things, but his smile was __________, and I knew I couldn't trust him.
| A．preferential | B．artificial | C．confidential | D．beneficial |
—Remember how we met for the first time, Dick?
—Of course I do. You _______ to the teachers' office hurriedly and _________ me.
| A．had walked; weren't noticing | B．were walking; didn't notice |
| C．had been walking; noticed | D．walked; had noticed |