After losing contact for twenty years, they met again _________ in a party．
| A．by mistake | B．by coincidence |
| C．on purpose | D．on display |
We had to be patient because it＿＿＿some time ＿＿＿we got the full results.
| A．has been ； since | B．had been ； until |
| C．was； after | D．would be ； before |
He lived in poverty, and he couldn’t help ＿＿＿.
| A．so | B．such | C．it | D．that |
I took ＿＿＿for granted that he would believe in us.
| A．that | B．the thing | C．it | D．this |
＿＿＿used to be thought that the earth was square.
| A．He | B．What | C．It | D．That |
—— Where ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿?
—— I got stuck in the heavy traffic, or I＿＿＿＿＿here earlier.
| A．did you go； had arrived | B．are you； would come |
| C．were you; would come | D．have you been； would have been |