—Why weren’t you at the meeting?
—I____ for a long distance call from my sister in America.
| A．was waited | B．was waiting |
| C．has waited | D．have been waiting |
“Never for a second,” the boy told the reporter, “________ that my father would come to my rescue.”
| A．I doubted | B．do I doubt | C．I have doubted | D．did I doubt |
If an excellent Chinese novel is translated into English, ________ means many more people in the world can enjoy it.
| A．as | B．which | C．what | D．that |
—Why not join us in the game?
—I’d love to, but my mother insists that I _______ all my homework first.
| A．finish | B．will finish | C．must finish | D．have finished |
As far as I am concerned, Jim is a very ________ boy—if he promises to help us, he’ll do it.
| A．independent | B．confident | C．reliable | D．stubborn |
—Have you ________ him to keep good hours? —Yes, I have. But he doesn’t listen to me.
| A．advised | B．suggested | C．agreed | D．persuaded |