—May I speak to your manager Mr.Williams at five o’clock tonight?
—I’m sorry. Mr. Williams ________ to a conference long before then.
A. would have gone B. had gone
C. will have gone D. has gone
Only one third of the people present at the meeting voted ______ the new law.
A. in search of B. in short of
C. in favor of D. in case of
____________, the idea of having to work under a woman was more than he could stand.
A. Wanting the job very much
B. Though he wanted the job very much
C. Although wanting the job very much
D. He wanted the job badly
Paper produced every year is ________ the world’s production of vehicles.
A. the three times weight of
B. heavier three times than
C. as three times heavy as
D. three times the weight of
I’ve been to many places, but nowhere else _____ a place more beautiful than my hometown.
A. I can find B. can I find
C. had I found D. I had found
There is no doubt _____ Mo Yan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, has been _____ in writing for decades.
A. that; committed B. whether; committed
C. what; absorbed D. that; absorbed
