I wish I ___ able to tell him all about it last night.
| A．should be | B． were | C． had been | D． was |
He took off his wet clothes and ___ the water out.
| A．squeezed |
| B．pushed |
| C．forced |
| D．wiped |
The teacher was angry that all of them arrived late for a(an) ___ of reasons.
| A．range |
| B．variety |
| C．series |
| D．amount |
When the boy was nine years old, his father ___ by enemies.
| A．was poisoning |
| B．was poisoned |
| C．was to poison |
| D．was being poisoned |
He kept running on and on, telling me the same story ___.
| A．once again |
| B．once in a while |
| C．over and over again |
| D．by and by |
The ___ to her back will put her out of action for several weeks.
| A．damage |
| B．injury |
| C．pain |
| D．suffering |