–-Do you know about Han Han?
--Yes, he ______ a playful student when he was in secondary school, but now he is one of the most popular writers in China.
A. was used to be B. used to be C. was used to being D. was used for
--Every day, my mother tries to spare some time to chat with me ______ she is very tired after a whole day’s hard work.
--How kind she is!
A. and B. so C. although D. but
We only heard about the meeting yesterday, so it ______ yet.
A. didn’t prepare B. hasn’t prepared
C. wasn’t prepared D. hasn’t been prepared
–How soon can you finish the work?
--We can finish it in 20 minutes if we have one more person ________ us.
A. to help B. helps C. helped D. helping
–Nancy is an honest girl. She never tells a lie, ______?
--No, she doesn’t. We can trust her all the time.
A. doesn’t she B. isn’t she C. does she D. is she
–Have you heard of the big fire last night?
--Yes. The firemen struggled against it for about 35 minutes and _______ the fire at last.
A. gave up B. gave out C. put out D. put up