Officials from China and France formally promised on Thursday to build a new type of economic partnership, while ________ business cooperation.
| A．strengthened | B．to strengthen | C．strengthening | D．strengthen |
— Pity you missed the lecture on nuclear pollution.
— I ______ it, but I was busy preparing for a job interview.
| A．attended | B．had attended |
| C．would attend | D．would have attended |
. His stepmother is kind to him, ______ whom she has a deep love.
| A．with | B．at | C．of | D．about |
The naughty boy was muddy because he _______ soccer in the rain all afternoon.
| A．has been playing | B．had played |
| C．had been playing | D．was playing |
Finishing their shopping at the mall, the couple discovered that their new car _______.
| A．had stolen | B．had been stolen |
| C．was stolen | D．is stolen |
History is _____ simply memorizing dates, it’s about understanding the past.
| A．not more than | B．no more than |
| C．less than | D．more than |