________ take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.
| A．Other than | B．Rather than | C．More than | D．Or rather |
The hotel wasn’t particularly good. But I ____ in many worse hotels.
A. was staying B, stayed C. would stay D. had stayed
I like these English songs and they ________many times on the radio.
| A．taught | B．have taught | C．are taught | D．have been taught |
—Did you see a man in black pass by just now?
—No, sir. I ________ a newspaper.
| A．read | B．was reading | C．would read | D．am reading |
-----Did you watch the basketball match yesterday?
-----Yes, I did. You know, my brother ________ in the match.
| A．is playing | B．was playing | C．has played | D．had played |
He hesitated for a moment before kicking the ball, otherwise he ______ a goal.
| A．had scored | B．scored | C．would score | D．would have scored |