at the news that his eyes rained tears.
| A．So was Tom sad | B．So sad was Tom |
| C．So sad Tom was | D．So Tom was sad |
—Does Bill do his new job well?
— ________ his old job. I'm afraid there's no hope for him.
| A．Not better than | B．No better than | C．Not so well as | D．Not as well as |
—I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been so rude to you.
—You ________ your temper but that's OK.
| A．have lost | B．had lost | C．did lose | D．were losing |
—Is the experiment easy?— ________ . I'll just do my bit.
| A．I think so | B．Certainly | C．Not a little | D．Anything but |
Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded ________ other more well - informed experimenters failed.
| A．which | B．that | C．what | D．where |
—Where have you been recently? —I ________ in Hangzhou on business for a week last month.
| A．have been | B．was | C．had been | D．had gone |