—Have you ___ your father to give up smoking ?

   —No. I _____ .  but he wouldn’t listen .

A. suggested , persuaded  B. persuaded , tried  C. agreed, tried     D. advised, persuaded

（原创题）The patient insisted that he _____ ill, and _____back home at once.

A. wasn’t , was sent     B. isn’t , be sent    C . wasn’t , be sent   D . should be , send

The engine of the bus was out of order and the bad weather ___ the worries of the passengers .

    A. added up    B. added to     C. made  of     D.  resulted from

—You went to the US last month , didn’t you?

   —Yes. That was the first time that I________ there.

  A. went           B. had gone        C. had been        D. have been

Tom always prefers _________on foot rather than _______ a bike.

A . walk; ride      B. walk; riding     C. to walk; ride    D. riding; to ride

—I’m going to the United States.       

—How long ______ you ______ in the United States?

A. are; stayed  B. are;  staying    C. have; stayed D. did; stay

______he has made up his mind, no one can make him change it.

   A. Although          B. Unless      C. Until            D. Once

In the past month, cruel snowstorms hit some European countries and America ,     great transportation problems in these countries.

A．causing B．caused   C．to cause D．having caused

The students asked me ____________ going to be held.

　　A. when is the meeting                     B. when the meeting was

　　C. if was the meeting                       D. if the meeting is

It took seven years __________ they finally got married.

    A．since    B．after    C．before   D．when