It ________ some time _________ I realized the truth.
A.was; before B.is; before
C.has been; until D.has been; after
The annual Energy & Environment Conference calls on our human beings to _______environmental issues.
A.care for B.care of C.care about D.care in
--- We need someone to host the New Year Party.
--- ________ the handsome young man have a go?
A.Need B.Must C.Shall D.Will
Being a teacher always encouraging students to think for themselves, I won't tell them answers until they __________ on a math problem for more than an hour.
A.have worked B.will have worked
C.will have been working D.had worked
He could speak English fluently because he __________ it for four years when he was a college student.
A.had studied B.have been studying C.studied D.was studying
Looking at my mother's ___________ face, I regretted not having told her my whereabouts on the phone.
A.worrying B.worried C.anxioused D.satisfied