I didn't hear the phone last night．I ________ asleep．

A．must be

B．should have been

C．must have been

D．should

It is next to impossible．Here“next to”means ________．

A．hardly

B．nearly

C．quite

D．very

Generally speaking, ________ according to the directions, the drug has no side effect．

A．when taking

B．when taken

C．when to take

D．when to be taken

in the mountains for a week, the two students were finally saved by the local police．

A．Having lost

B．Lost

C．Being lost

D．Losing

According to the art dealer, the painting ________ to go for at least a million dollars．

A．is expected

B．expects

C．expected

D．is expecting

On hearing the news of the accident in the coal mine, she ________ pale．

A．got

B．changed

C．went

D．appeared

The first steam engine ________ in the 1760s．

A．was come into being

B．came into being

C．has come into being

D．had been come into being

－What a pity!I ________ such a good play．

－I didn't see it either．I ________ if it'll be put on again．

A．have missed; wonder

B．missed; wonder

C．have missed; was wondering

D．missed; was wondering

－Bob, you are so absent-minded．

－Oh, I'm sorry．I ________ attention to you, Miss Shute．

A．haven't paid

B．wasn't paying

C．am not paying

D．couldn't have paid

The old man lives ________ in a ________ island．

A．lonely; alone

B．alone; alone

C．alone; lonely

D．lonely; lonely