They became friends again that day．Until then, they ________ to each other for nearly two years．

didn’t speak

hadn’t spoken

haven’t spoken

haven’t been speaking

24 hours has ________ after the explosion of the mine, but resuce efforts to recover the missing ________ carried out．

been passed; are still being

passed; are nowhere near being

passing; have already been

past; will soon be

－Seeing the happy ________ of children playing in the park, I felt happy．

－Yes．The ________ of them even makes me feel envious．

sight; sight

view; view

scene; sight

scene; scene

The Open University is meant for those who ________ having a university education when they were young．

missed

failed

stopped

passed

John had to have his car repaired in a garage because it ________ seriously．

damaged

was being damaged

had damaged

had been damaged

I ________ to help you but I was not able to spare any time．I ________ a paper last night and I’ll finish it tonight．

wanted; had been writing

have wanted; wrote

had wanted; wrote

had wanted; was writing

－Have you heard that Susan has been made director of the newly-opened branch company?

－Having worked so hard for years, ________．

it is good news for her

she deserves it

she surely welcomes it

it can’t be helped

John failed the exam chiefly because of his laziness, but it was a different matter ________ of Ann．She was ill．

in case

in the event

because

in the case

－I know it’s getting late, but this problem will be ________ in 10 minutes．

－OK．But turn it ________．It may trouble your neighbors．

through; off

all right; out

over; down

complete; in

Life is hard in the country．Hardly ________ by without some price or other ________．

a day goes; going up

does a day go; to go up

any day goes; to have gone up

does a day go; goes up