_______ less energy, the new kind of machine is appreciated by most of the users.
A. To consume B. Consumed
C. Having consumed D. Consuming
Without his illness, our English teacher _______ to the zoo with us last Sunday.
A. had been B. would have been
C. had had been D. will have been
The children ran out _______ after they finished their homework.
A. of playing B. playing C. to play D. play
Paul, _______ for years to make money, finally paid off his debts.
A. struggled B. struggling
C. having struggled D. to struggle
Jack is late again. It is _______ of him to keep others waiting.
A. typical B. normal C. ordinary D. common
If Lucy_______ ill, she _______ absent from school yesterday.
A. were not; wouldn’t be
B. were not; wouldn’t have been
C. hadn’t been; wouldn’t be
D. hadn’t been; wouldn’t have been
