--- Mum, could you buy me a dress like this?
--- OK, we can buy _____ one than this, but _______ this.
| A．a better, better than |
| B．a worse, as good as |
| C．a more important, not as good as |
| D．a cheaper, as good as |
Miss Taylor never wastes money on anything too expensive, even though (尽管)
she can _______ to. She has donated much of the money she saved to charities.
| A．afford | B．spend |
| C．pay | D．cause |
-Can he get the first prize for running?
-Impossible now. He _______ so, but he has just hurt his leg.
| A．would expect to do | B．was expected to do |
| C．has expected doing | D．is expected doing |
-Bad luck! It's too late.
-It doesn't matter. The movie _______ for only a few minutes. You can't miss it.
| A．has begun | B．has been on |
| C．began | D．was on |
Most people agree _______ Dick _______ George, because they think Dick's plan is really good.
| A．to; except | B．with; and |
| C．on; but | D．with; except |
Dick, it's the _______ time in three days that you _______ the same mistake.
| A．second; have made | B．second, make |
| C．two; have made | D．two, will make |