Don’t take it seriously, Alice. I wasn’t making ______ fun of you — it’s nothing but ______ joke.
| A．不填; the | B．the; the | C．the; a | D．不填; a |
—My son is addicted to drugs. He isn’t hopeless, is he?
—Yes, _____ he mends his ways and starts all over.
| A．if | B．when | C．even if | D．unless |
Look at the pride on Tom’s face. He _____to have been praised by the manager just now.
| A．seemed | B．seems | C．had seemed | D．is seeming |
The machine _____ . It hasn’t worked for years and no one wants to repair it.
| A．didn’t work | B．wasn’t working |
| C．doesn’t work | D．isn’t working |
Could you tell me how you usually _____ Thanksgiving Day in your country?
| A．observe | B．remind | C．pass | D．congratulate |
After long and hard struggle, his small family business began to _____. Hopefully, it will change into a large firm in the near future.
| A．take over | B．take in | C．take off | D．take down |