The family _____ on time, but their car had a flat tyre on the halfway.
A．would arrive B．could arrive
C．must have arrived D．would have arrived
–___ the new secretary come to see you, manager?
–Sure. And I’d rather she ____ me the truth.
A．Will; tell B．Shall; told
C．Should; will tell D．Shall; tells
____ the fire broke out, three fire-engines were rushed to the spot.
A．Hardly B．Quickly C．Immediately D．Gradually
–Can you give me some advice on what major I should take at college?
–______. We can talk about it over lunch.
A．Never mind B．With pleasure
C．In that case D．Make yourself at home
The young man felt so guilty about his drunk driving that not a single word ____ to defend himself in court.
A．said he B．he said C．did he say D．he did say
–The Wall Street Journal is giving me a laptop with Windows XP, an operating system I found satisfying when it first _____ eight years ago.
–Are you sure? You must be talking big.
A．turned out B．brought out
C．worked out D．came out
