_________ he was seriously ill, I wouldn’t have told him the truth．

A．If I knew

B．If I know

C．Had I known

D．Did I know

Which do you enjoy _________ your summer holiday, doing a part-time job or staying at home?

A．spending

B．being spent

C．spend

D．to spend

He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he _________ it differently．

A．must have expressed

B．would express

C．could have expressed

D．could express

The temperature _________ to minus 3 in London and it is likely to get even colder as the day goes on．

A．will have fallen

B．has been falling

C．is falling

D．falls

How cold it is! We’ve never had _________ this winter．

A．the colder day

B．a cold day

C．the coldest day

D．a colder day

I _________ in a foreign company in Shanghai for six years．Still, I don’t regret giving up the well-paid job and returning to my hometown．

A．worked

B．have worked

C．was working

D．had worked

Taking charge of the big company, I’m afraid, is _________ his ability．

A．beyond

B．within

C．of

D．to

The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket _________ the desert．

A．covering

B．covered

C．cover

D．to cover

So far we have done a lot to build a low-carbon economy, but it is _________ ideal．We have to work still harder．

A．far from

B．more than

C．next to

D．or else

International football matches always _________ better understanding between countries all over the world．

A．benefit from

B．make for

C．reach for

D．have advantage over