If I ____ here earlier, I ______the English speech competition .

A. had come; wouldn’t have missed　　 　　 B. came; wouldn’t have missed

C. have come; would not miss　　　　 　　　　 D. come; will not have missed

 ---She couldn’t have done that sort of thing.

---______  what she did with what you did, I consider her more sensible. Besides, it’s none of your business. Get down to ______ your lessons.

A. Compared; doing                           B. Comparing; do         

C. Comparing; doing                                D. Compared; do

 It is not I but Tom and his wife that ______ for the car accident.

A. am to blame                      B. are to blame           

C. am to be blamed                  D. are to be blamed

----Does Susan often come late to school?

----Seldom,_______.

A. if ever　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 B. if any　 　　　

C. wherever necessary　 　　　 　　　 　　D. whenever possible.

 Shirley ______ a book about Tibet last year, but I don’t know whether she has finished it.

     A. has written              B. wrote     C. had written            D. was writing

______ has been reported in the newspaper, they were about to have peace talks between the two countries when an accident happened.

A．It                    B．As                    C．That                      D．What

 You _____ be hungry already ----- you had lunch only two hours ago!

   A. wouldn’t             B. mustn’t                    C. needn’t             D. can’t

 Nobody knows exactly how many years it will be _____ the Chinese football team enters the final stage of the World Cup.

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

 Mother told Jim to watch the milk until it boiled and then _____ off the gas.

A. turn               B. turning                 C. turned          D. having turned

 ---_____ is it _____ has made Peter _____ he is today?

--- His determination and persistence.

A. What; that; that                                       B. What; that; what

C. What; what; that                                   D. That; that; what