After much ________, the store owner agreed to cut down the price by 25％．

A．argument

B．discussion

C．saying

D．bargaining

－Did you go to the party last night?

－Yes．And I’d rather ________．It was so ________．

A．not go; tiresome

B．not have gone; exciting

C．not have gone; tiring

D．go; interesting

－How long do you think it is ________ he arrived here?

－No more than half a year, I believe．

A．when

B．that

C．before

D．since

－You didn’t invite John to the party?

－________ him, too?

A．Should I invite

B．Should I have invited

C．Must I invite

D．Must I have invited

Who would you rather ________ the watch?

A．have to repair

B．have fixed

C．get repaired

D．get to repair

－Did you have any trouble with the customs officer?

－________ to speak of．

A．No

B．Nothing

C．None

D．Neither

－Will you attend the meeting this afternoon?

－But I ________ told anything about it．

A．wasn’t

B．am not

C．haven’t been

D．won’t be

As a teacher, I seldom give my students so difficult a problem ________ they can not work out．

A．that

B．if

C．in order that

D．as

－Do you like a house with no garden?

－________．But anyhow, it’s better to have one than none．

A．Not really

B．Not especially

C．Not a bit

D．Not a little

Being determined is a kind of quality and that’s ________ it takes to do anything properly．

A．how

B．which

C．where

D．what