Mr. Smith let off upon me the speech he_______ to make all along.
A. had died B. died
C. was dying D. had been dying
My voice was so little and the shop owner had to bend down to hear_______ I wanted to buy.
A. what it was B. it was what
C. what it was that D. what was that
If people outside China learned a bit about jasmine tea culture, they would realize there_______ a lot of enjoyment in it.
A. is B. was C. were D. would be
Estella showed me the way with a candle. When she opened the side entrance, the_______ of the daylight quite confused me.
A. trend B. rush C. crash D. increase
—Do you know the story of Niulang and Zhinu?
—Of course. Their love story was_______ as an example for hundreds of years in China.
A. taken up B. kept up
C. picked up D. held up
The frozen waterfall has attracted floods of tourists to_______ the natural beauty.
A. cherish B. admire
C. observe D. discover
