It was believed that things would get worse, but ____ it is they are getting better.
| A．before | B．after | C．because | D．as |
Would you be ______ to turn down the gas fire a little?
| A．kind enough | B．kind so as | C．kind | D．so kind |
The professor gave orders that the test _______ before 10:30.
| A．will finish | B．will be finished | C．be finished | D．shall finish |
I think ______ at the train station will surprise Aunt Kate.
| A．your being | B．you are | C．you were | D．you to be |
It was until last year that he ______.
| A．left his home town for a new start |
| B．came to realize the importance of leaving English |
| C．worked as an English teacher at a middle school |
| D．set out to build a new house of h his own |
The boy pretended ______ his homework, when his parents came back home.
| A．to do | B．do | C．doing | D．to be doing |