---We all had a lot of fun at the barbecue yesterday. Pity you weren’t there.
---I really should have gone with you, but I ________ on some remaining problems.
| A．was working | B．would work | C．worked | D．had worked |
Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts.The plane __________.
| A．takes off | B．has taken off | C．is taking off | D．took off |
Miss Lin expressed her strong determination that nothing could make her ____ her job as a teacher.
| A．give away | B．give out | C．give in | D．give up |
The number of the people invited to the meeting ____ about 100, but a number of them ____ late because of the heavy snow.
| A．were; was | B．were; were | C．was; were | D．was; was |
The students asked ____.
| A．when is the sports meeting going to be held |
| B．when the sports meeting is going to be held |
| C．if was the sports meeting going to be held |
| D．if the sports meeting was going to be held |
You should thank Peter. It was he who finally ____ your son to stop smoking and playing computer games.
| A．persuaded | B．promised | C．advised | D．suggested |