—How much did you spend on the new mobile phone?
—I _____ it would cost me 500 dollars, but I was so lucky to get it at a 15 percent discount.
A. expected B. would expect
C. had expected D. have expected
— I went to the live concert yesterday and didn’t know what happened in the school.
— ____________ .
A. So did I B. Nor did I
C. So it was with me D. So I was
He failed in the driving test again. He_____________.
A. must have disappointed B. must have been disappointed
C. might be disappointed D. couldn’t be disappointed
According to a report, each year almost half of the professional athletes retiring from competition ________ jobless or without a further schooling plan.
A. go up B. end up
C. stay up D. come up
If he _____ that he ______ to work there then, everything would be OK now.
A. insisted; be sent B. insisted; was sent
C. had insisted; be sent D. had insisted; was sent
—It’s my mother’s fault that my room is in a mess.
—Nonsense! Your mother is not _________ for your laziness.
A. blaming B. blamed
C. to blame D. to be blamed
