--- Why on earth didn’t you answer the door?
--- I’m terribly sorry, but the telephone _______, too.
| A．is ringing | B．was ringing | C．rang | D．was about to ring |
—Do you regret spending 500 dollars on the overcoat?
—No,I would have paid _________ if the shop owner had insisted.
| A．twice as much | B．twice as many | C．much as twice | D．many as twice |
_________ is known to everybody,the moon travels round the earth once every month.
| A．As | B．It | C．What | D．Which |
.Mary was _________ the letter from Tom,but it didn’t reach her for some reason.
| A．expecting | B．waiting | C．hoping | D．longing |
.Hundreds of people leave their village to seek their _________ in cities.
| A．luck | B．chance | C．fortune | D．future |
—Johnson failed to get a good job in that company.
—He should have _________ the best of chance.
| A．used | B．wasted | C．made | D．taken |