(2013·郑州一模)—Did you tell her the bad news?
—Yes, but I'd rather ________.
| A．didn't | B．not |
| C．not have | D．hadn't |
(2013·皖南八校第一次联考)He is only too ready to help others, seldom, ________， refusing them when they turn to him.
| A．if never | B．if ever |
| C．if not | D．if anything |
(2013·辽宁五校协作体第一次联考)________ about the man wearing sunglasses during night that he was determined to follow him.
| A．So curious the detective was |
| B．So curious was the detective |
| C．How curious was the detective |
| D．How curious the detective was |
(2013·东北三校一模)I am certain by no means ________ his word since he has promised an amount of money to the poor.
| A．he will break | B．will he break |
| C．broke | D．did he break |
(2013·南昌一模)It is comforting to see that ________， we are doing our part for the environment.
| A．as small may be we | B．as we may be small |
| C．small as may be we | D．small as we may be |
(2013·天津高考)If he had spent more time practising speaking English before, he ________ able to speak it much better now.
| A．will be | B．would be |
| C．has been | D．would have been |
(2013·北京高考)If we ________ a table earlier, we wouldn't be standing here in a queue.
| A．have booked | B．booked |
| C．book | D．had booked |
(2012·陕西高考)I ________ thank you too much for all your help to my son while we were away from home.
| A．won't | B．can't |
| C．can | D．will |
(2009·江苏高考)He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he________it differently.
| A．could express | B．would express |
| C．could have expressed | D．must have expressed |
In view of the global financial crisis, every possible means ________ to stimulate the economic development in China.
| A．have tried | B．have been tried |
| C．has tried | D．has been tried |