Mary decided to attend the party, _______ to see her friends whom she hadn’t seen for ages.
A. hoped B. hoping C. to hope D. hopes
-- Hello, I _______ to ask if I can book two tickets for tonight’s film.
-- Sorry, we’ve already sold out.
A. am phoning B. will phone
C. phone D. have phoned
_______ in her graduation paper, Mary has no time to do a part-time job.
A. Having been burying B. Having buried
C. To be buried D. Buried
How long do you think ________the car factory launches a new model?
A. will it be until B. it will be before
C. will it be when D. it will be that
Tom was the first man _______ after the accident.
A. questioned B. to question
C. to be questioned D. being questioned
--An explosion at a coal mine of Panzhihua killed at least 43 workers and left another 3 missing.
--Yes,_______ news came as _______ shock to us all.
A. the; the B. a ; /
C. / ; a D. the; a
