The government has been accused of not responding ______ to the needs of the homeless.
| A．accurately | B．appropriately |
| C．mildly | D．gently |
The situation forced my mother and I exchanged our roles as child and caretaker, making me grow up much faster than the _____ child.
| A．average | B．ordinary | C．common | D．usual |
It is the first time that he ______ here and now it is high time that he ______ around.
| A．come; should be shown | B．has come; was shown |
| C．came; was shown | D．has come; be shown |
—Dad, dad! My head hurts so much. I think I’m dying.
—________, darling! The doctor says you will feel better soon.
| A．That will do | B．There, there | C．Hi, there | D．So long |
Joan stood outside a shopping mall for a long time, as if ________ somebody.
| A．to wait for | B．waiting for | C．waited for | D．having waited for |
Jessica has always been honest and straightforward, and it doesn’t matter ________ that she’s talking to.
| A．who is it | B．who it is | C．it is who | D．it is whom |