In honor of the return of the son, who later ________ his ways, a calf that ________ allowed to grow fat was killed and cooked for a feast．

mended, had been

was mending, was

has mended, had been

had mended, has been

The pirate(海盗)problem of Somali is generally thought to go ________ with the bad situation in the country．Bringing the country back to normal is the best solution to the problem．

hand in hand

at hand

in hand

by hand

I soon found that the work I was doing had already been done by someone else, ________, I was wasting my time．

to make things worse

in other words

at the same time

for another thing

－What were you doing at that time, young man?

－I think I was at school, ________ I was staying with a friend．

and then

or else

or so

even so

We can't ________ the fact that there is still a long way to go before we can get rid of pollution．

ignore

neglect

realize

recognize

Yesterday there wasn't time for breakfast, so she had to ________ without．

come

go

struggle

manage

As a film star she was a success, but as a wife she was ________ failure, so their marriage ended in ________ failure．

/;/

/; a

a; a

a;/

Every means ________ tried but without any result．

have been

is to be

are to be

has been

We are ________ by doctors to eat more vegetables and take plenty of physical exercises．

suggested

warned

informed

advised

My brother ________ for Beijing on business in three days．I wonder when the earliest plane ________ on Sunday．

is leaving; is taking off

is leaving; takes off

leaves; takes off

leaves; is taking off