Don't spend time beating on a wall, ________ to change it into a door.
A．hope B．hoping
C．hoped D．to hope
The waiting lists for a bed in a public elderly care home in Beijing have grown ________ long that some are saying it could take 100 years to get a position.
A．very B．too
C．quite D．so
We could not reason out the way the robbers escaped，because we were unable to find any ________ of them.
A．chance B．trace
C．point D．signal
—We are going to be late, Mary. Do you have the time?
—________.
A．Yes，I do. B．Don't worry.
C．Five to eight. D．No, I'm busy.
—Don't you think it too expensive?
—Never mind ________ the price is; if it is what we need we'll buy it.
A. what B. how much
C. how D. how many
________ he can work abroad next year will depend on his parents' will.
A. That B. When
C. What D. Whether
