Rather than ______ on a crowded bus, he always prefers a bicycle.
A.ride; ride B.riding; ride
C.ride; to ride D.to ride; riding
----Do you know our town at all?
----No, this is the first time I ____ here.
A. have come B. was C. came D. am coming
Mary insisted that the car ______ right away.
A. repaired B. to be repaired C. should repair D. be repaired
Five passengers were _____ in the traffic accident and they have all been taken to the nearest hospital.
A. injured B. damaged C. destroy D. ruined
Alice trusts you ; only you can____her to give up the foolish idea.
A. insist B. advise C. suffer D. persuade
It came as ___ shock to learn that Bob, one of the top students in our class, failed in____ exam.
A. /; the B. a; the C. a; an D. /; an