I _______ the time, otherwise I would have gone to the mountain village to pay him a visit.

A. didn’t have            B. haven’t had              

C. don’t have                       D. hadn’t had

I don’t know how he _____ that I am lazy, ______he’s been in bed all day.

A. dare to say; that            B. dares saying; while 

C. dare say; as                   D. dares to say; when

I’m caught in the traffic jam now. I________ arrive late, so could you wait for me a bit longer?

A. must           B. need               C. may                 D. can

The driver pressed the accelerator while he ______ have applied the brake.

A．could                      B．would     C．might         D．should

 “Oh, it’s too _____ a match to tell who laughs last.” The audience commented with an __________ voice.

 A. excited; excited                   B. exciting; exciting   

C. exciting; excited                    D. excited; exciting

This intelligent house is very comfortable ______.                              

A．living in                      B．to live in it          

C．to be lived in              D．to live in

John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work ________, he gladly accepted it.

A. finished         B. finishing      C. having finished      D. was finished

Tom felt shocked when he saw his Aunty Polly standing in his room with her arms _______.

A. cross                         B. crossing   C. crossed      D. to cross

The prize of the game show is $ 30,000 and an all expenses ______vacation to China.

A. paying           B. paid          C. to be paid          D. being paid

 ________ himself with necessary knowledge and skills, the young man went to the job market with much confidence.

A. Equipped                   B. Equipping

C. Having equipped      D. Being equipped