It is reported that up to now, mountain slides have cut off more than ten villages from the outside world, ______more than 100 hundred people alive and ______ many houses.
| A．buried; destroyed | B．burying; destroying |
| C．to bury; to destroy | D．being buried; being destroyed |
You’d better not call the manager between 7 and 8 this evening, for he ________ an important meeting then.
| A．will be having | B．would have |
| C．will have | D．will have had |
— Have you read the novel?
— Yes. I ________ it three times while I was in university.
| A．had read | B．read |
| C．have read | D．was reading |
Every means _________, but none proved __________.
| A．have tried; a success |
| B．have been tried; successful |
| C．has tried; to be successful |
| D．has been tried; successful |
The time and effort he has devoted during the past few years________ trees in that remote area is now considered to be of great value．
| A．to plant | B．to planting | C．plant | D．planting |
Sometimes smiles around the world _________ be false, hiding other feelings like anger, fear or worry.
| A．can | B．would | C．should | D．must |