________________ I wrote a poem, I felt confident and placed it right on my father’s plate before dinner.
| A．At first | B．First of all | C．The first time | D．For the first time |
—We are planning to have a casual get-together this Saturday or Sunday. Are you coming?
— ________. I’ve got rather a busy day this weekend.
| A．I hope so | B．Sounds great | C．You’d better not | D．I’m afraid not |
--Were you in time for the meeting?
-- If I _________earlier, I would have .
| A．was told | B．had been told | C．were to be told | D．should be told |
The actress looked so attractive in her beautiful dress that we took _______ photos of her.
| A．a great many | B．a great deal of |
| C．the number of | D．a large amount of |
_________the exams to worry about, I have to work really hard this weekend.
| A．As | B．For | C．With | D．Because of |
---Everyone was at the party except you. What happened?
---Iafter Mike, my pet dog, at home. He was ill.
| A．have looked | B．was looking | C．would look | D．had looked |