I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being _______ blind and deaf for a few days at some time in his life.
A. has been stricken B. were stricken
C. had been D. would be
—I am putting on weight again! Maybe I should start doing yoga.
—You _______ that the whole morning!
A. are saying B. have said C. have been saying D. were saying
Some analysts suspected that the rebellion was _______ and financed by a western country.
A. launched B. backed C. evaluated D. crushed
The old road is indeed less direct and a bit longer. We won’t take the new one, _______, as we don’t feel safe on it.
A. somehow B. otherwise C. therefore D. though
I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite _______.
A. arbitrary B. reasonable C. mechanical D. conventional
—He is so delighted to make friends with Johnson.
—Oh, I see. That’s _______ they have much in common.
A. where B. how C. what D. because
