----Did you make it at last?
----Yes. But for your help, it _____ a serious loss.
A. would cause B. must have caused C. might cause D. would have caused
I am sorry I can’t meet you at the station. I _____ by the time you come back from abroad.
A. am leaving B. had left C. will have left D. have left
Upon arriving home from a business trip, dad asked mum about my academic performance at high school and then _____ of my little sister, who was in junior school.
A. one B. it C. that D. the one
Do you think the possibly _____retirement will result in high unemployment rate?
A. delayed B. to delay C. to be delayed D. delaying
We had our bad times but on the whole we are ____ happy with our life.
A. merely B. rarely C. fairly D. chiefly
---Did you see clearly who the driver was?
---No, so quickly _____ that I couldn’t have a good look at the face.
A. the car would speed by B. the car sped by
C. would the car speed by D. did the car speed by