I thought her nice and honest ______ I met her.
A. first time B. for the first time C. the first time D. by the first time
--- You should have thanked her before you left.
--- I meant ______, but when I was leaving, I couldn’t find her anywhere.
A. to do B. to C. doing D. doing so
He ______ persuade his father to give up smoking but his father didn’t.
A. managed to B. succeeded in C. tried to D. kept in
The reason _______ his going to Britain was ______ he got a new job there.
A. for; because B. for; that C. of; because D. of; that
_____ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.
A. Compare B. Comparing C. Compared D. To compare
People often use plastics to ______ wood or metal.
A. in place of B. take their place C. take the place of D. instead of
