--- I regret_______ you John has been fired.
--- I can hardly believe my ears. He is such a fine worker.
| A．telling |
| B．having told |
| C．to tell |
| D．to have told |
Only when to explain thereasonfor this.
| A．didhestart;she realized | B．hestarted;didsherealize |
| C．didhe start;she hadrealized | D．hestarted;hadsherealized |
Large earthquakes __________ the ocean can create a series of huge, destructive waves called tsunamis that flood coasts for many miles.
| A．beyond | B．beneath | C．off | D．across |
He is so addicted to smoking that ________ seems to be no chance of talking him into quitting.
| A．this | B．what | C．it | D．there |
--- He is a very hard-working student．
---________．As far as I know, he often burns the midnight oil．
| A．You can say that again | B．Absolutely not |
| C．Heaven knows | D．No way |
---Has anything caught your eye in today’s newspaper?
---Yes. A new eight-kilometer-long road is under ________ that links the port area with the motorway system.
| A．consideration | B．construction | C．conservation | D．constitution |