The telephone _____ three times in the last hour, and each time it _____ for my sister．
| A．had rung; was | B．has rung; was |
| C．rang; has been | D．has been ringing; is |
We were told that it was our _______ to read the text together.
| A．action | B．turn | C．absence | D．sign |
It ________ that there is no way out of difficulty.
| A．looks | B．thinks | C．believes | D．seems |
He was afraid there was any wild animal around him, looking round from ________.
| A．time to a time | B．time to time | C．a time to a time | D．times to times |
Reading without stop is a ______ piece of work.
| A．tire | B．tired | C．tiresome | D．troubled |
The clock ________ and we realized it was five o’clock.
| A．hit | B．beat | C．struck | D．run |