I arrived in the middle of the night for a pick up at a building that was dark ______ a

single light in a ground floor window.

A. besides              B. but for                            C. instead of         D. except for

—Shall I pay a visit to you at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon to ask for your assessment

about my work?

—Sorry, the time doesn’t agree with me. I __________on the construction site then.

A. will work　 　　 B. am going to work　 C. will be working　 D. am to work

—Where is Tom? I haven’ t seen him for ages.

—I’m not sure. He _______ his wife to a camping safari.

A. could accompany　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. must accompany

C. might have accompanied　　 　　　　 D. must have accompanied

He advised me to give the prize to ________ I think is equal to _______the plan.

　A. who; carry out　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. whoever; carrying out

C. whomever; carry out　 　　　　　　　　 D.whomever; carrying out.

—Look! How long_____ like this?

—Two weeks! Rain______pour without stopping in summer in this region.

A. has it been raining; can　 　　　　　　　　 B. has it been raining; must

C. has it rained; could　　 　　　　　　　　 D. has it rained; might

The sound of the sudden gunshot on the busiest street _________in all directions.

A. send us running 　　　　　　 B. send us to run　 C. sent us running D.sent us to run

 The people, ________had been damaged by the flood, were given help by the Red Cross.

  A. all of whose homes   B. all whose homes   C. all their homes  D. all of their homes

 Not a single word ________at the meetimg yesterday.

  A. she uttered            B. uttered she        C. did she utter    D. she did utter

 Alexander Graham Bell invented _____ telephone in 1876, ______communication

between people has been much easier.

A. /;since which time　                         B.a; since when

C.the; since when　　                          D.the; since which

 Time ________, I would rather convince him of the importance of cutting down smoking.

  A. permitted           B. permitting        C. permits                  D. to permit