---I didn’t expect that John would be absent from my last Sunday’s birthday party.
--- As far as I know, he ______ to see his parents in the countryside on Sundays.
A. goes B. went
C. has gone D. had gone
—Who is it up to _____ when the ceremony will be started?
—The headmaster, of course.
A. decide on B. deciding on C. to decide on D. to deciding on
Previous problems or bad experiences with test-taking can be an invitation _____ a worse performance in the next test.
A. with B. in C. beyond D. to
The snowstorm sweeping across California delayed my flight, otherwise I _____ in Hawaii sunbathing on the beach now.
A. would be B. could have been C. will be D. might have been
—In the last few months, Kenny _____ more than 1,000 dollars for breaking traffic rules.
—No surprise. He is always being careless.
A. would be fined B. had been fined C. has been fined D. will be fined
Many college students are willing to work in Western China after graduation ______, poor and backward as it is, more opportunities of employment are available.
A. when B. where C. that D. which
