The engine of the bus was out of order and the bad weather ______ the worries of the passengers.

A. added up       B. added to       C. resulted from       D. made of

--- Hi, Kate, can I use your bike for a while this afternoon?

 --- Sorry.??__________?.

A. It' s repaired?                                        B. It has been repaired

C. It's being repaired?                         D. It had been repaired

His pale face _________ a reluctant smile when he heart the news.

A took on       B came on      C was taken on    D turned into

—I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.

 —I think so. He ________ for it for months.

A. is preparing       B. was preparing  C. has been preparing  D. had been preparing

I ______ Wang Tao in the street yesterday. We _______ each other since he went to Beijing.

A. met, didn’t seen                             B. have met, hadn’t seen      

C. met, haven’t seen                           D. met, hadn’t seen

Ten minutes ______an hours when one is waiting for a phone call.

   A. seem    B. seems    C. seeming   D. seemed

In class, fewer of the students who are not ______ their studies sometimes ______ the dying robots, not listening attentively.

      A. accustomed to; are functioned as                  B. addicted to; function as    

C. sceptical about; are functioned                    D. accurate in; function

Edward, you play so well. But I        you played the piano.

A. didn’t know           B. hadn’t known

C. don’t know             D. haven’t known

The task _____ more difficult than we expect.

A. proved to    B. proved us      C. was proved     D. proved

— Hey! Everyone in the office was at the dinner party in honor of Mr. Charles except you. What happened?

— I ______ after Mike, my colleague. He was badly ill.

A. have looked               B. was looking          C. would look     D. had looked