The teachers in the city demanded that their pay close to the level of civil servants.
| A．should be raised |
| B．would raise |
| C．would rise |
| D．should be risen |
Liu opened her mouth as if _ something to Calaf, but gave up seeing his passionate eyes locked on Turandot.
| A．to say | B．wanted to say |
| C．saying | D．to be saying |
--My goodness, you crossed the double yellow line!
--I tried not to, but _______ . The car in front changed lane suddenly.
| A．in time | B．in case |
| C．in need | D．in vain |
--Some people believe that English is one of the most important subjects for us students.
--It _______ . But things seem to be changing in recent years.
| A．used to | B．used to be |
| C．used to do | D．was used to be |
--We've cross-checked the data collected from the Internet.
--Good. Anyway,_______.
| A．you can't be careful enough |
| B．you are careful enough |
| C．you can't be so careless |
| D．you are never careless enough |
— I followed your advice on how to appreciate Great Expectations, but I still can’t find an effective way to get clear its plot. Why?
— Well, ______.
| A．all is well that ends well |
| B．no pains, no gains |
| C．no sweet without sweat |
| D．one man’s meat is another man’s poison |