I was telling a joke and Sam just interrupted me to tell a different one. He always _____!
A. bites his tongue B. saves his skin
C. steals my thunder D. pulls my leg
He was still full of optimism for the future despite many problems, and never once ______ him get worried or upset.
A. I saw B. I would see
C. did I see D. would I see
Pele had bags of natural talent, but he ______ without the determination to deal with all the problems life threw in his path.
A. would never succeed B. never succeeded
C. would never have succeeded D. have never succeeded
---We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale _____.
--- Why not promote it by posting an advertisement online?
A. fell through B. got through
C. cleared up D. looked up
It is almost five years since Jimmy taught high school students and he _____ as an interpreter in a foreign enterprise.
A. served B. had served
C. is serving D. would serve
Guangdong province rolled out new guidelines, _____ offensive nicknames and online violence as school bullying.
A. defining B. defined
C. to define D. having defined
