－I have been told Tom’s ship sank yesterday．

－It was _________ that he was saved by the passing boat．

unfortunate

fortunate

fortunately

fortune

－You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting．

－Well, now I regret _________ that．

to do

steal

to have done

having done

－Who called me this morning when I was out?

－A man calling _________ Robert．

him

himself

his

/

－Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away?

－Thank you．_________．

It couldn’t be better

Of course you can

If you like

It’s up to you

－It’s getting colder and colder, and I have to buy some clothes．

－They’ve _________ the prices in the shop, so it’s a good time to buy．

increased

reduced

raised

down

－He will come tomorrow．

－But I’d rather he _________ the day after tomorrow．

will come

is coming

came

had come

－Do you mind if I open the window?

－_________ I feel a bit cold．

Of course not．

I’d rather you didn’t．

Go ahead．

Why not?

－The boss said we had only three days to finish the work．

－Don’t worry．We have alrady _________ two thirds of it．

got down

got through

given in

given away

－There is here in the paper about a 110-year-old man．

－My goodness! I can’t imagine _________ that old．

to be

to have been

being

having been

－Why didn’t you come to my party last night?

－I __________, but I was __________ on my way to your house．

intended to; held out

intended to; held on

had intended to; held back

had intended to; held up