My father _______ to Shanghai. He _______ for over 2 months.

A. has been, has left               B. has gone, has gone 

C. has gone, has been away         D. has been, has gone

 Many students didn’t realize the importance of study _______ they left school.

A. when      B. until       C. after       D. unless

 ---Excuse me. Where is Lily?

  ---Oh, she _______ the volleyball match on the playground when I saw him just now.  

A. watches       B. will watch      C. is watching      D. was watching

 _______ bright sunshine! Let’s have a picnic.

A. What       B. How       C. What a       D. How a

 ---Is that Jack speaking?  

---Sorry, he _______ in. He _______ back in half an hour.      

A. isn’t; will be      B. wasn’t; will       C. isn’t; is     D. wasn’t; was

 This kind of bananas _______ nice. I want to taste one.

   A. sound       B. smell       C. looks       D. tastes

---Where’s Lucy? 

---I’m not sure. She ________ in the school library.     

A. maybe          B. must be          C. may be         D. will be

 Let’s ask Michael. I think he can _______ a good idea about how to deal with this problem.

A. begin with     B. agree with     C. come up with     D. get along with

 The article is ________ more difficult than that one, so I think I can understand it with the help of a dictionary.        

A. much          B. quite          C. very           D. a little

He failed in the English speech contest, ________ he did his best to prepare for it.

   A. though         B. but         C. because         D. so