—Thank you for reminding me of the time, or I ____ late yesterday．

—Don't mention it．

　 A．should be 　　 B．would be　　　 　　

C．will have been　 　　 D．would have been

It is reported that the floods have left about ________ people homeless.

A. two thousand　 　 B. two-thousands　　 C. two thousands　 D. two thousands of

He _____the test, but he wasn't careful enough.

    A. was able to pass              B. must have passed

    C. could have passed               D. might be able to pass

— What made him so unhappy?

— _______ the ticket for the football match.

A. Having been lost　 B. Lost　　　　 C. Because of losing　　 D. Losing

Don’t promise anything　　 you are one hundred percent sure.?

A.whether　　　　　 B.after　　　　　　　　 C.how　　　　　　　 D.unless

When the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami(海啸), the worst—ever natural disasters, happened, the people there _____ heavy losses.

　　 A. received　　　 B. suffered　

　　 C. accepted　　　 D. occurred

The secretary suggested that they ____ the men in at once.
A. had brought 　 　B. should have brought 　 C. brought 　　　　　　 D. bring

. _________we will hold a new year party in our school is still under

discussion.

　 A. Why　　 B. Whether　　　 C. What　　　　 D. That

I tried hard to be friends with my new classmates, going up to them 　　　 the morning of my first day in school.

　 A. in　 B. on　 C. at　 D. by

The graduate never expected that his graduation essay would ______ such a heated discussion among scholars.

　 A. set off　 B. set about C . set out　 D. set up