What great trouble the boy _____his father to give up smoking!
| A．had to persuade | B．had persuaded |
| C．had persuading | D．had persuade |
. My most famous relative of all, __________ who really left his mark on America, was Rob Sussel, my great-grandfather.
| A．one | B．the one |
| C．he | D．someone |
The president _____ a cool reception when he visited London.
| A．gave | B．was given |
| C．had given | D．had been given |
. —Have you heard the latest news?
—No, What __________?
| A．is it | B．is there |
| C．are they | D．are those |
. Jim sold most of his things. He has hardly __________ left in the house.
| A．anything | B．everything |
| C．nothing | D．something |
. — He got his first book published. It turned out to be a bestseller.
— When was __________?
—__________ was in 2000 when he was still in college.
| A．that; This | B．this; It |
| C．it; This | D．that; It |