By pretending to be ill, the candidate tried to run away from _______ issues, which always aroused too much debate．
| A．confidential | B．controversial |
| C．contemporary | D．contradictory |
A red sky in the morning ______ to be a sign of bad weather.
| A．says | B．is saying |
| C．has said | D．is said |
Hundreds of jobs _______ if the factory closes.
| A．lose | B．will be lost |
| C．are lost | D．will lose |
“Look！ Everything here is under construction.” “What is the small building that ______for？”
| A．is being building | B．has been built |
| C．is built | D．is being built |
He kept a little notebook, in which ______ the names and addresses of his friends.
| A．wrote | B．was writing |
| C．was written | D．were written |
“How about the dishes, Dear？” “The beef didn’t taste very good. It ______ too long.”
| A．cooked | B．had been cooked |
| C．was cooked | D．had cooked |