---Your grandfather still seems very energetic, although he is already in his seventies now.
---Yes, he _______in the army for three years when he was young.
| A．would serve | B．served |
| C．had served | D．has served |
Do you expect _____to be a possibility that we shall be able to afford the particular furniture that we need.
| A．that | B．it | C．there | D．one |
--Bob, How is your project? I heard you started it last Friday, right?
---Oh, I ____for it. But I haven’t decided when to do it.
| A．have been preparing | B．had prepared | C．have prepared | D．was preparing |
Although he had taken a lot of medicine, his health _____poor.
| A．prove | B．remained | C．maintain | D．lasted |
I can ____the house being untidy, but I hate it if it’s not clean.
| A．come up with | B．put up with | C．turn to | D．stick to |
Tom is ____ younger of the two newcomers. To be honest, I have never seen _____cleverer one.
| A．/,/ | B．a, the | C．the, a | D．/,a |