______ the price of gas is starting to come down, many people are choosing to take the bus or the train instead.
| A．Even though | B．Now that |
| C．In case | D．As though |
The traffic in our city is already good and it ＿＿even better.
| A．gets | B．got | C．has got | D．is getting |
I’ve finally finished my paper and it ＿＿ me an entire month.
| A．takes | B．took | C．was taken | D．had taken |
Good heavens! There you are! We＿＿anxious about you, and we ＿＿you back throughout the night.
| A．are； expect | B．were； had expected |
| C．have been；were expecting | D．are； were expecting |
They won’t buy new clothes because they＿＿money to buy a color TV set.
| A．save | B．are saving | C．has saved | D．were saving |
— Why? Tom, your shirt is so dirty!
— Mum, I ＿＿ my storeroom downstairs。
| A．cleaned | B．have worked | C．was cleaning | D．have been cleaning |