We insisted that the girl ________ qualified for the job, but the manager insisted that she ________ the job because of her shyness as a receptionist.
A. should be; was offered B. was not; should be offered
C. was; not be offered D. should not be; was not offered
________ that all mountain roads were closed.
A. So became the dangerous weather B. So dangerous did the weather become
C. So dangerous became the weather D. Dangerous the weather became so
Which of the following proverbs suits the gist of the story By heart best?
A. Look before your leap. B. Speech is silver, but silence is golden.
C. He laughs best, who laughs last. D. Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.
I don’t remember how many years ago ________ people began to grow crops.
A. it was when B. it was that C. was it when D. was it that
In those days, ________ ‘prizefighters’ because they fought with bare fists for prize money.
A. people called boxers B. boxers called C. boxers being called D. they were called boxers
The news reporters hurried to the airport, only ________ the film star had left.
A. to tell B. to be told C. telling D. told
