--- The manager of the factory wants to improve production a great deal, but he doesn’t spend much on technology.
---I am afraid he won’t realize his dream. You know ________.
| A．you can’t eat your cake and have it |
| B．empty vessels make the greatest sound |
| C．enough is as good as a feast |
| D．two heads are better than one |
--- Nancy is not coming tonight.
--- But she _______!
| A．promises | B．promised | C．will promise | D．had promised |
--- Have you moved into the house?
--- Not yet. The rooms ________.
| A．are being painted | B．are painting | C．are painted | D．are being painting |
When Jack arrived he learned Mary _______ for almost an hour.
| A．had gone | B．had set off | C．had left | D．had been away |
The bikes produced in that factory are of high quality. So they ______ well both at home and abroad.
| A．sell | B．are sold | C．may be sold | D．are to be sold |
It ________ my father half an hour to go to work on foot every day.
| A．took | B．takes | C．taken | D．will take |