Compared with the other players on the team, that footballer was short. But his speed _______ his small size.
A. compensated for B. headed for C. applied for D. pushed for
—Hi, Susan, you look tired.
—I ______ for months for the coming celebration for the school’s 60th anniversary.
A. was preparing B. have been preparing C. had prepared D. prepare
Look! If we had begun to do the work yesterday morning, we _______ ourselves just like them．
A. would have enjoyed B. were to enjoy
C. should enjoy D. would be enjoying
Carter was saying all the right things, but his smile was __________, and I knew I couldn't trust him.
A. preferential B. artificial C. confidential D. beneficial
—Remember how we met for the first time, Dick?
—Of course I do. You _______ to the teachers' office hurriedly and _________ me.
A. had walked; weren't noticing B. were walking; didn't notice
C. had been walking; noticed D. walked; had noticed
Mo Yan's winning of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature shows the world's ________ of China's contemporary literature.
A. recognition B. intention C. connection D. application
