I ________ to help you but I was not able to spare any time．I ________ a paper last night and I’ll have to finish it today．

A．wanted; have been writing

B．have wanted; wrote

C．had wanted; wrote

D．had wanted; was writing

Parents are advised to take pressure ________ a child and give him some encouragement before an exam．

A．off

B．out

C．away

D．over

－Do you still remember when we went to the Great Wall?

－I can’t remember it well, but ________ sometime last August?

A．might it be

B．must it have been

C．could it have been

D．could it be

To understand ________ wars are still going on when almost everyone wants to have peace, we must look into the nature of war．

A．why

B．what

C．that

D．where

It’s reported that we have produced ________ this year as we did last year．

A．as much cotton twice

B．as twice much cotton

C．twice as much cotton

D．much as cotton twice

－________．Could you spare me some time?

－I’d like to help, but I don’t think I can．I don’t know much about grammar myself．

A．I’m really worried about my grammar exam tomorrow

B．We’ll take our grammar exam tomorrow

C．I’m busy preparing for my lessons

D．I’d like you to go to the cinema with me tonight

－I’m going to see the victim’s brother．

－I’d rather you ________．

A．didn’t

B．do not

C．don’t

D．do

It was 3 years ago ________ I realized the importance of studying English．

A．since

B．before

C．that

D．when

________ be sent to work there?

A．Who do you suggest

B．Who do you suggest that should

C．Do you suggest who should

D．Do you suggested whom should

In a word, I don’t think what you said ________ at all．

A．makes sense

B．makes no sense

C．is of little importance

D．has a sense