The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the_______.，after she bought some vegetables.

A. 20 dollars remained  B.20 dollars left  C. left 20 dollars   D.remaining 20 dollars

Thomas Edison considered genius to be _____ one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

A. composed of      B. constituted in     C. consisted of    D. comprised in

They had quarrelled all the time before they_____their engagement.

A. broke off     B. broke through    C. broke down     D. broke out

—You ____ have set aside more time to play with our kids.

—I wish I ______, but you know how busy I was.

A. should, would     B. could, did    C. might, should      D. should, had

 —___John come here tonight?

  —I’m not sure, but he ______ stay at home.

   A. May, might    B. Can, must     C. Must, might     D. Can, migh

—Don’t you feel surprised to see Bruce at the meeting ?

—No. I really didn’t think         here .

A．he has been                B．he had been        C．he would be        D．he would have

一We only have seats in the very back row．

一        ．I’ll take two tickets．

A．That’s OK    ．    ‘

B．I don’t quite follow

C．It’s a pity

D．Funny you say that

Mike didn’t notice Alice entering his room. He ____ a phone call.

A．answered     B. has answered     C. was answering      D. is answering

Every time he had a chance，he would talk about the great difficulty he had         in the new country．

 A．settled          B．settling           C．to settle          D．settle

His essay, ______ many times, was brief and to the point and therefore won the first prize in the writing competition.

  A. polishing up                                         B. having polished up   

  C. to be polished up                                   D. having been polished up