The manager was worried about the press conference his assistant _______in his place, but luckily, everything was going on smoothly.
A. gave B. gives C. was giving D. had given
—So you gave her your phone?
—_______. She said she’d return it to me when she could afford her own.
A. My pleasure B. Not exactly C. No doubt D. All right
—Do you know who knocked at our door last night, the postman?
—It _______ him. It was only 5 o’clock.
A. mustn’t B. can’t have been
C. can’t D. mustn’t have been
It is said the Great Wall_______ the Warring States, is _______worth visiting.
A. dated from; much B. dated from; well
C. dating from; much D. dating from; well
I have _______ my father again and again not to smoke, but I can’t ______ him.
A. persuaded; advise B. advised; persuade
C. suggested; persuade D. suggested; advise
To make his fortune abroad, he ________ making the necessary preparations.
A. set in B. set off C. set out D. set about
