The news came as no surprise to me．I _____ for some time that the factory was going to shut down．
| A．knew | B．had known |
| C．have known | D．know |
Hearing this, tears came to my eyes as I realized ________ a fool I had been to judge him to be honest.
| A．how | B．that | C．what | D．why |
— Did you tell Mother you have passed the exam?
— Oh, I forgot. I _______ her now.
| A．will call | B．will be calling |
| C．am calling | D．am to call |
If he ________ my advice, he wouldn’t have lost his job.
| A．followed | B．had followed |
| C．should follow | D．would follow |
We _________ the difficulty together, but why didn’t you tell me?
| A．should face | B．might face |
| C．could have faced | D．must have faced |
Many people can’t learn any lessons from the mistakes they’ve made ________ they get hurt somehow.
| A．whether | B．as | C．if | D．unless |