Building such a bridge over the bay was ______，but the local government made it within two years．（ ）
| A． |
a wet blanket |
B． |
a piece of cake |
| C． |
a dark horse |
D． |
a hard nut to crack |
If he had insisted that he to work there then, everything would be OK now.
| A．sent | B．be sent |
| C．had been sent | D．was sent |
He commanded that all the gates _____when it was getting dark in case thieves came in .
| A．were shut | B．must be shut |
| C．could be shut | D．be shut |
– When will the sports meeting be held?
– It has been suggested the sports meeting ______ till the smog is not so severe.
| A．should put off | B．be put off |
| C．would put off | D．is put off |
(2013)If we a table earlier, we couldn’t be standing here in a queue.
| A．have booked | B．booked |
| C．book | D．had booked |
If the dog hadn’t woken us, we wouldn’t have noticed the fire and it _____ to the house next door.
| A．could spread | B．should have spread |
| C．would spread | D．might have spread |