—Do you know if Linda is willing to take charge of the program?
—________，does it?
| A．It takes no time |
| B．It counts for nothing |
| C．It doesn’t hurt to ask |
| D．It doesn’t make sense |
——I hear that there was a terrible crash in the subway in Shanghai the other day.
——Yes，_____ news came as _____ shock to all of us.
| A．the;the | B．a;/ |
| C．the;a | D．/;a |
Nowadays，more film stars ______ to be difficult to work with．
| A．say | B．have said |
| C．are said | D．were said |
I______ him the money but he didn’t tell me he needed it．
| A．should have lent | B．must have lent |
| C．need have lent | D．could have lent |
Volunteering gives you a chance _______ lives，including your own．
| A．change | B．changing |
| C．changed | D．to change |
The news came as no surprise to me．I _____ for some time that the factory was going to shut down．
| A．knew | B．had known |
| C．have known | D．know |