–Let’s take a coffee break, shall we?

–I wish I ________, but I have a really tight schedule.

A. can           B. shall                C. could                D. should

________ a bike, she cycled home.

A. Bought            B. To buy               C. Being bought     D. Having bought

The little girl ________ a foreign language fairly quickly.

A. picked up         B. got up           C. stepped up           D. made up

The farmer used wood to build a house ________ to store grain.

A. that          B. in which         C. which                D. what

We could have done something meaningful in the time it ________ to watch that boring movie.

A. has taken     B. took             C. had taken            D. takes

At one time, she is fine, ________ at another, she is abnormal.

A. and           B. or               C. but              D. so

–My TV set doesn’t work, the water tap is dripping and my car is still under repair!

–You sure ________ bad luck these days.

A. had           B. will have            C. had had          D. are having

The influence of this book might not have been reaching so far, ________for Mr. William, who dared to publish it.

A. if had it not been    B. is it not being      C. had it not been      D. its only having been

The toughest thing about success is ________ you have to keep on being a success.

A. why           B. when             C. what             D. that

–Excuse me, sir, didn’t you see the red light?

–Sorry, my mind ________ somewhere else.

A. has been wandering                    B. was wandered

C. was wandering                     D. has been wandered