He _______ the best person you had been expecting for the job, but who else _______?
| A．may not be; could be |
| B．couldn’t be; might be |
| C．might not have been; could have been |
| D．mustn’t be; must have been |
--Hi, Tracy, you look tired.
--I am tired. I _________ the living room all day.
| A．painted | B．had painted |
| C．have been painting | D．have painted |
Money spent on the brain is never spent ______.
| A．in ease | B．in anger | C．in vain | D．in comfort |
He managed to make himself _____ at the meeting yesterday.
| A．understanding | B．to understood |
| C．understood | D．to be understood. |
Though________up in a big city，Bill always prefers to live a country life.
| A．brought | B．was brought |
| C．bringing | D．having brought |
Compared with the price of that store，the price of this one sounds________—all the goods are good value.
| A．considerable | B．reasonable |
| C．available | D．sensible |