The child broke his father’s favourite vase; Although knowing he would ____ to be punished, he told his father the truth.
A．mean B．deserve C．devote D．avoid
---Did you get a ticket?
---Yes. Otherwise I____ the concert last night.
A．didn’t attend B．wouldn’t attend
C．hadn’t attended D．couldn’t have attended
He_____ articles for our wall-newspaper these years, and he____ about thirty articles.
A．has written; wrote B．has been writing; wrote
C．is writing; has been writing D．has been writing; has written
The coasted areas have mild winters, but ____ the central plains become extremely cold.
A．by contrast B．with contrast C．contrast D．contrasting
In a way it was a(n)______ to know exactly what we were up against.
A．effect B．means C．relief D．suggestion
The programme was so exciting that the children kept their eyes____ on the screen.
A．to fix B．fixed C．to be fixed D．fixing
