The graduate insisted that he _______ to the West to teach the children there and that what he chose ______ right even though his parents didn’t want him to go.
A. should be sent; should be B. send; be
C. was sent; was D. be sent; was
It takes ______ diligence to learn all the subjects well. It takes brains, too.
A. other than B. less than
C. more than D. rather than
---Is your uncle Tom a soldier?
--- No, but he once _____ in the army for 4 years.
A. served B. is serving C. has served D. had served
---- Did you ______ the concert yesterday evening?
---- Sorry, I didn’t have enough time. I really regret ______ my homework earlier.
A. attend; not to finish
B. join; not finishing
C. take part in; having not finished
D. attend; not having finished
On the top of the mountain, you can get a wonderful ______ of the nearby hills. This is the very reason _______we like to go there in our spare time.
A. scene; why B. view; why
C. scenery; that D. look; which
To live in ______ countryside for some time is really ______ helpful experience to children growing up in the cities.
A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; the