It is usually cool in April in Chongqing, but it sometimes ______ be rather hot for a few days.
A. can B. must C. shall D. ought to
Two decades ago this city was ______ but a small unknown town.
A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
—Why didn’t you go to Shelly’s birthday party yesterday evening?
—I ______ but I had an unexpected visitor.
A. intended to B. had intended to C. was intended to have D. had intended to have
He didn’t attend the competition ______ he was ill at the time.
A. in that B. in which C. where D. when
After the earthquake, the poor girl was found ______ under the ruins of a church.
A. burying B. to be buried C. buried D. being buried
—Do you still often go to the cinema?
—Not as often as I ______.
A. used to B. have to C. was D. do