He ______ at the meeting, but his heart attack prevented him.

A.will speak                             B.is going to speak

C.had to speak                           D.was going to speak

. All of the guests ___________ by 9 o’clock , but the host _____________ until 15 minutes later .

A.arrived; didn’t turn up                     B.had arrived; didn’t turn up

C.arrived; hadn’t turned up                  D.had arrived; hadn’t turned up

If you win the competition, you will be given ____ to Europe for two.

A、a free 7-day trip    B、a free trip for 7-day   

C、a 7-day free trip    D、a trip for 7-day free

Our neighbor has __________ ours.

A. as a big house as          B. as big a house as

C. the same big house as   D. a house the same big as

---“Why don’t we go for a picnic this weekend?”

----“Good idea! I would ______ the car and you’ll prepare the food.”

A. look after           B. take care of  C. see about           D get down to

Don’t _______ your breath trying to persuade them; they’ll never listen.

A. use                   B. waste  C. spend                 D. put

A red sky in the morning ______ to be a sign of bad weather.

A. says                B. is saying  C. has said            D. is said

The thief tried to break away from the policeman who ______ him, but failed.

A. has held                 B. had held  C. was holding        D. would hold

You _____ your turn so you’ll have to wait.

A. will miss                      B. have missed  C. are missing                  D. had missed

—Miss Hughes, why not sit down?

— ________.

A. Thank you  B. Oh, I can stand

C. Because it’s just a minute  D. Yes, I will