The flowers were so lovely that they ________ in no time．

A．sold

B．had been sold

C．were sold

D．would sell

Mother told Jim to watch the milk until it boiled and then ________ off the gas．

A．turn

B．turning

C．turned

D．having turned

The telephone ________, but by the time I got indoors, it stopped．

A．had rung

B．was ringing

C．rings

D．has rung

－May I go and play with Dick this afternoon, Mum?

－No, you can't go out ________ your work is being done．

A．before

B．until

C．as

D．the moment

We must do something to stop factories ________ waste water into the river before it is cleaned．

A．pouring

B．to pour

C．poured

D．being poured

－How did you do in the test?

－Not so well．I ________ much better but I misread the directions for Part D．

A．could do

B．could have done

C．must have done

D．should do

We first met on a train in 2000．We both felt immediately that we ________ each other for years．

A．knew

B．have known

C．had known

D．know

－They are quiet, aren't they?

－Yes．They are used ________ at meals．

A．to talk

B．to not talk

C．to talking

D．to not talking

Old as the car is, ________ it works quite well．

A．but

B．yet

C．so

D．however

He wanted to read more, so he asked his friend if there was ________ to read．

A．something easy enough

B．something enough easy

C．enough easy something

D．easy enough something