______, there would be no point arguing any longer.
| A．Was that true | B．If that was true | C．Should that be true | D．Could that be true |
—Here you are! Two pounds of meat and a dozen eggs.
—Thank you. How much do you ________ for them?
| A．owe | B．offer |
| C．charge | D．cost |
In that country, guests usually feel that they are not highly ________ if the invitation to a dinner party is given only three or four days before the party date.
| A．regarded | B．thought |
| C．admired | D．concerned |
Though ________ in a big city Jim always prefers to paint the primitive(原始的)scenes of country life.
| A．raised | B．grown |
| C．cared | D．fed |
I had hoped to get to the meeting, but I found at the last minute that I couldn’t ________ it.
| A．try | B．meet |
| C．get | D．make |
After hospitals buy expensive equipment, they must try to ________ the money they have spent.
| A．recover | B．reduce |
| C．remove | D．receive |