Bob would have helped us yesterday, but he ________.
| A．was busy | B．is busy |
| C．had been busy | D．will be busy |
It is _________ of him to tell lies, so don’t trust.
| A．normal | B．ordinary | C．common | D．typical |
Mr. Smith is _______ success as a businessman; he takes _______possession of several big companies.
| A．a; the | B．a; / | C．/; a | D．/; the |
Ten years ago, the population of our village was ______ that of theirs.
| A．as twice large as | B．twice as large as |
| C．twice as much as | D．as twice much as |
She has been working hard day and night, which of course, _______ her pale face.
| A．accounts for | B．stands for | C．goes for | D．answers for |
--- Are you satisfied with what he did?
--- No. It couldn’t have been ______.
| A．worse | B．better | C．so bad | D．the worst |