—Hello, John. This is Alice. I’m calling from work. How’s your mother feeling?

—______. Mum is out of hospital, but she has to stay in bed for a few more days.

A. You are welcome.

B. That’s thoughtful of you.

C. What a pleasure.

D. By all means.

—Can I help you with it?.

—I appreciate your _____, but I can manage it myself.

A. advice

B. question

C. offer

D. idea

—Who do you guess I am?

—Sorry, your name ____ my mind.

A. slipped

B. has slipped

C. had slipped

D. slips

Each button, when ____, provides a piece of beautiful music.

A. clicked

B. having clicked

C. clicking

D. being clicked

—How did you like Nick’s performance last night?

—To be honest, his singing didn’t ____ to me much

A. appeal

B. belong

C. refer

D. occur

____ one can achieve largely depend on ____ hard he works every day.

A. What; how B. That; how C. What why D. That; why

Carol said the work would be done by Octorber, ____ personally I doubt very much.

A. it

B. that

C. when

D. which

I’ m tired out. I ______ all afternoon and I don’t seem to have finished anything.

A. shopped

B. have shopped

C. had shopped

D.have been shopping

It was not until 1945, ___ the Second World War came to an end, ____ people began to realize the eventual coming of peace.

A. when; which

B. when; that

C. that; which

D. that; that

If he _________ more time practicing speaking English before, he ____ able to speak it much better now.

A. spent; will be

B. had spent; would have been

C. spent; would have been

D. had spent; would be