Because the shop _________, all the T－shirts are sold at half price．

has closed down

closed down

is closing down

had closed down

Mary insisted that the car _________ right away．

repaired

to be repaired

should repair

be repaired

Food, gas and vegetables have been _________ by rail directly to the city ever since the highways were blocked．

packed

transported

rescued

persuaded

I’m amazed to hear from my school teacher again．_________, it is 10 years since we met last．

In a word

What’s more

On the contrary

Believe it or not

Alexander tried to get his work _________ in the medical circles．

to recognize

recognizing

recognize

recognized

There _________ a great number of people waiting to buy the tickets and the number of them _________ increasing．

is, is

are ,are

are; is

is; are

If better use is _________ your spare time, you’ll make greater progress in that．

made of

taken

spent

used of

Allow children the space to voice their opinion, _________ they are different from your own．

until

even if

unless

as though

After the long journey, the three of them went back home, _________．

hungry and tiredly

hungrily and tired

hungrily and tiredly

hungry and tired

Some people fear that _________ air pollution may bring about changes in _________ weather around the world．

/,the

the,/

an, the/

the, a