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Mr. Jones woke early one morning. It was a beautiful morning, so went to the window and looked
out. He was surprised to see a neatly dressed, middle-aged professor, worked in the university near his
house. He had grey hair and thick glasses, and was carrying umbrella, a morning newspaper and a bag. Mr. Jones thought that he must
(arrive) by the night train and decided to walk to the university instead
of (take) a taxi.
Mr. Jones had a big tree in his garden, and the children had tied a long rope to one of its branches, so that
they could swing on it.
Mr. Jones was surprised to see the professor stop and look (care) up and down the road.
he saw that there was nobody in sight, he stepped into the garden (there was no fence), put his umbrella,
newspaper, bag and hat neatly on the grass and took hold of the rope. He pulled it hard (see) whether it was strong enough to take his weight, then
(run) as fast as he could and swung into the air on the end
of the rope.'
At last the professor stopped and continued on his way the university, looking as quiet and correct
as one would expect a professor to be.
---I honestly don't think I'm going to be admitted.
---Wel1, you never know! You________ a better impression than you think.
A. |
may have made |
B. |
should have made |
C. |
couldn't have made |
D. |
needn't have made |
Mary became a baker at age 14, because her grandfather paid the local baker ________ her all the skills.
A. |
to have taught |
B. |
to teach |
C. |
teaching |
D. |
having taught |
Although a few have come and gone, the restaurant's regular customers have________ the same for nearly 40 years.
A. |
stayed |
B. |
turned |
C. |
grown |
D. |
got |
I told you! I really am ranked the lowest. Number 25 out of 25 players.
________ You've got nowhere to go but up.
A. |
Tell me a bit more. |
B. |
I'm not so sure about that. |
C. |
Look on the bright side! |
D. |
That is absolute nonsense! |
It seemed that I had become ________ my parents had wanted me to be.
A. |
when |
B. |
where |
C. |
what |
D. |
whether |