The picture was taken a long time ago, but it looks as if it yesterday.
| A．was taken | B．had been taken |
| C．were taken | D．has been taken |
When I got to the cinema, the film _____ for five minutes.
| A．had begun | B．has been on |
| C．has begun | D．had been on |
Mary had promised to give me a ticket for tomorrow. She failed, ____.
| A．either | B．though | C．but | D．too |
_______ different life today is ________ what it was 30 years ago.
| A．How; from | B．What a; from |
| C．What; from | D．How; with |
The time he has devoted in the past years _______ the disable is now considered ________ of great value.
| A．to help; being | B．to helping; to be |
| C．to help; to be | D．helping; being |
I don’t think you can ______ the old man to change his mind.
5.
| A．advise | B．suggest | C．let | D．persuade |