With the help of the new teacher, ____number of the students in my class who have made____ great progress in English up to now is far larger.

A. the; the                 B. a ; a               C. the ; /              D. a ; /

—Did you forget about my birthday?

—________. I’ve booked a table at Michel’s restaurant for this evening.

　 A. What then?　　　　　　　　 B. I’m afraid so.　　　　　 C. How could I?　　　 D. For sure.

The boss commanded that the task ________ in an hour.

A. was finished B. be finished C. should finish D. would be finished

 We’d better consider all the possibilities ________ before we work out the plan.

A. in advance                  B. by chance                    C. on purpose            D. on time

 Not until I began to work ________ how much time I had wasted.

A. did I realize                B. didn’t I realize             C. hadn’t I realized     D. had I realized

She has just graduated from a nursing school and is going to enter the nursing ____.

　 A. performance　　　　　　　 B. presentation　　　　　　 C. profession　　　　　　 D. preference

—Everyone was at the party except you. What happened?

—I 　　　 after Mike, my pet dog, at home. He was ill.

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

—What do you think made Maria upset?

—________ the English exam.

A. Failing B. As she failed C. Failed D. Because of failing

 He apologized as soon as he realized what he had done. ________, he wrote a nice little note to me.

   A. Similarly                    B. Obviously                    C. Strangely               D. Actually

They ________ all the details of the plan again to make sure that the project would go smoothly.

A. got through B. went into C. got over D. went through