The book is worth ______ a second time.
| A．to read | B．read | C．reading | D．being reading |
—My Dear! I've just missed the lecture.
—That's too bad．I'm sure you it if you had got up earlier.
| A．could have caught | B．had caught |
| C．would catch | D．could catch |
The naughty boy demanded that he to go on studying the next week.
| A．could permit | B．could be permitted |
| C．must permit | D．be permitted |
_____ he realized it was too late to return home.
| A．No sooner it grew dark than |
| B．Hardly did it grow dark when |
| C．It was not until dark that |
| D．It was until dark that |
tomorrow , we would put off the match till next Monday.
| A．Should it rained | B．Were it to rain |
| C．If it would rain | D．Had it rained |
Film has a much shorter history, especially when _____ such art forms as music and painting.
| A．having compared to | B．comparing to |
| C．compare to | D．compared to |