Hardly ________ twelve when they realized that it was too late to catch the last train.
| A．the clock had struck |
| B．the clock had been struck |
| C．had the clock been struck |
| D．had the clock struck |
There’s ____ water on the playground, so we won’t have the P.E. class there.
| A．too many | B．many too | C．too much | D．much too |
Is there ____ in today’s newspaper?
| A．something special | B．anything special | C．special anything | D．special something |
He’s already left here. You ____ have come here half an hour earlier.
| A．ought | B．must | C．should to | D．ought to |
Could you give me ____ on how to learn English?
| A．some advice | B．an advice | C．any advice | D．some advices |
—Why didn't you remind him of the possible danger?
—But what ____ otherwise? He never listens to me．
| A．could I do | B．could I have done | C．should I do | D．must I have done |