----Did you forget about my birthday?
---- I’ve booked a table at Michel’s restaurant for this evening.
| A．What then? | B．I’m afraid so. | C．how could I? | D．For sure. |
_________ difficult and challenging the task may be, we must finish it on time, because there is a possibility _________we’ll be fired if we can’t fulfill the task on time．
| A．Whatever; that | B．However; that |
| C．Whatever; which | D．However; as |
Tom took out a piece of paper he and started reading in a clear tone.
| A．was preparing | B．would prepare | C．have prepared | D．had prepared |
For those who go to college, there are still hundreds of high-paying jobs that only require a high school diploma.
| A．can’t | B．mustn’t | C．shan’t | D．needn’t |
Hainan is a very large island and it’s the second island in China.
| A．large | B．larger | C．largest | D．most large |
Yang Jiechi stated firmly that the Diaoyu islands had belonged to China from ancient times and in 1895 after Japan defeated the Qing Dynasty in a war.
| A．seized | B．were seized | C．have been seized | D．had seized |