---- I called you 10:30 p.m, but you didn’t answer it.
----I _____my work and ______a bath.
| A．was doing; had taken | B．had done; had taken |
| C．was doing; was taken | D．had done; was taking |
—What’s the matter with Tim?
—Oh, Tim’s cellphone was left in a taxi accidentally, never ____ again.
| A．to find | B．to be found | C．finding | D．being found |
It was believed that things would get worse, but ____ it is they are getting better.
| A．before | B．after | C．because | D．as |
I ____ to go for a walk, but someone called and I couldn’t get away.
| A．was planning | B．planned | C．had planned | D．would plan |
—The research on the new bird flu virus vaccine is challenging and demanding. Who do you think can do the job?
—____ my students have a try?
| A．Shall | B．Must | C．Will | D．May |
He is only too ready to help others, seldom, ____, refusing them when they turn to him.
| A．if never | B．if ever | C．if not | D．if any |