— Can you come to attend our party tonight?

— Sorry, but I do wish I ____.

A. had                         B. can                            C. will               D. could

——Does your father plan to attend the conference?

——Yes, he intends______.

A. so     B. to do it     C to do     D. to

It is thought that one billion people I the world,  _    is half the word’s workers, earn their living by farming.

A. if    B. that    C. which   D. what

He       the person referred to be put in prison.

A. said         B. demanded

C. agreed       D. thought

She worked hard ________ everything would be ready by the time he came back.

A. since            B. so that          C. as if      D. unless

The play begins at 6: 40 pm. So we have to be at the theatre ________ 6:30 pm at the latest.

A. after      B. around         C. until        D. by

The Anti- Japanese War ________ in 1937 and it ________ eight years.

A. broke out; lasted                   B. broke out; was lasted

C. was broken out; lasted        D. was broken out; was lasted

The people, ________ had been damaged by the flood, were given help by the Red Cross.

A. all whose homes B. all of whose homes  C. all their homes     D. all of their homes

―What were you doing when I called you yesterday afternoon?

    ―I ________ my homework and I was starting to take a bath.

A. had just finished     B. was finished

C. have already finished    D. was going to finish

The truth, Sir, is that the old man____ across the street when my car hit him.

A. was to walk B. had been walkingC. walked D. was walking