I followed the man in a blue jacket thirty meters ______ me and watched him enter the hall.
A. apart fromB. ahead ofC. in the front ofD. at the back of
My mom, who didn’t allow me to smoke, ______ when she caught me smoking.
A. was over the moonB. was as busy as a bee
C. was all earsD. flew off the handle
—Jack is not in the office at the moment
—Oh, he ______ those who are going to take the driving test in an hour.
A. can have instructedB. must have instructed
C. must be instructing D. will be instructing
From what she has done we can predict that she is ______enough to make up her own decision and behave in a proper way.
A. positive B. severeC. matureD. admirable
Never______ such a difficult problem. It took me almost half an hour to work it out.
A. had I come across B. I had come across
C. did I come across D. I did come across
— Do you remember the first time we met?
—At that time you ______us a lecture.
A. had givenB. were givingC. have given D. gave
