--Where have you been?
---I got caught in traffic, otherwise I _______ here earlier.
A. would be B. have been C. had been D. would have been
The company _______ a rise in salary for ages but nothing has happened yet.
A. has been promising B. had promised C. promised D. promises
. The concert__ to _ some money for those suffering from the earthquake, which __ 2,000 lives.
A. intending ; raise; killed B. was intended; collect; claimed
C. to intend; raise; claimed D. intended; raise; killed
Finnish President said Finland-China relations had progressed_______ with fruitful co-operation in new and high-tech fields.
A. peacefully B. highly C. quietly D. smoothly
________ in the warm sunlight, I soon fell asleep on the sunny beach.
A. Bathe B. To bathe C. Bathed D. Bathing
Everyone present at the meeting agreed to stick to the ________that everyone should be treated fairly.
A. purpose B. ambition C. principle D. level
