When his father started questioning his explanation, he had to ____ more details for his mistakes.

A. make of

B. make for

C. make up

D. make into

If he _________ more time practicing speaking English before, he ____ able to speak it much better now.

A. spent; will be

B. had spent; would have been

C. spent; would have been

D. had spent; would be

It was not until 1945, ___ the Second World War came to an end, ____ people began to realize the eventual coming of peace.

A. when; which

B. when; that

C. that; which

D. that; that

I’ m tired out. I ______ all afternoon and I don’t seem to have finished anything.

A. shopped

B. have shopped

C. had shopped

D.have been shopping

Carol said the work would be done by Octorber, ____ personally I doubt very much.

A. it

B. that

C. when

D. which

____ one can achieve largely depend on ____ hard he works every day.

A. What; how       B. That; how          C. What why          D. That; why

—How did you like Nick’s performance last night?

    —To be honest, his singing didn’t ____ to me much

A. appeal

B. belong

C. refer

D. occur

Each button, when ____, provides a piece of beautiful music.

A. clicked

B. having clicked

C. clicking

D. being clicked

—Who do you guess I am?

    —Sorry, your name ____ my mind.

A. slipped

B. has slipped

C. had slipped

D. slips

—Can I help you with it?.

    —I appreciate your _____, but I can manage it myself.

A. advice

B. question 

C. offer

D. idea