John had made up his mind to give it up, but on _________ second thought he determined to have __________ third try.
| A．/ ; / | B． a; a | C．the; a | D．/ ; a |
The manager insisted that the work ____ finished by the end of this month.
| A．should be | B．will be | C．must be | D．ought to be |
My elder sister ____ me into buying the red mountain bike.
| A．wanted | B．advised | C．persuaded | D．told |
Although I often send e-mails to Tom, I have never seen him _____________.
| A．face to face | B．in time | C．at the moment | D．hand in hand |
The police asked him to _________what he had seen.
| A．set about | B．set down | C．set up | D．set out |
The number of people in the party _____fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons.
| A．were; was | B．was; was |
| C．was; were | D．were; were |