—You didn’t wait for Mr. Smith last night, did you?
—No, but we ______. He didn’t return home at all.
| A．needn’t have waited |
| B．couldn’t have waited |
| C．didn’t need to |
| D．should wait |
Jack is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent. _____, I can't speak too highly of him.
| A．As a result | B．By the way |
| C．On the whole | D．In a word |
Because of the strong sun Mrs. William's new dining room curtains _____ from dark blue to gray within a year.
| A．faded | B．fainted | C．paled | D．diminished |
I asked the tailor to make a small _____ to my trousers because they were too long.
| A．change | B．variation | C．revision | D．alteration |
It was necessary to _____ the factory building as the company was doing more and more business.
| A．extend | B．increase | C．lengthen | D．magnify |
On turning the corner, we saw the road _____ steeply.
| A．departing | B．decreasing | C．descending | D．depressing |