We haven’t seen each other for ages, but we write ________.

A．sooner or later

B．from time to time

C．more or less

D．by the day

The team has been working at sea for months, ________ the oil under the water.

A．digs

B．digging

C．exploits

D．exploiting

My trousers ________ being washed．What’s worse, this pair of trousers bought yesterday ________too short for me.

A．are; is

B．is; is

C．is; are

D．are; are

The father, rather than the brothers,________ great efforts to fight against the floods at that time.

A．was making

B．were making

C．was doing

D．were doing

Books of this kind ________ well.

A． sell

B． sells

C． are sold

D．is sold

There ________ a driver and a number of broken wine bottles beside the highway when the police arrived.

A．were

B．was

C．had been

D．would be

The worker and poet ________ to the party the other day.

A．is invited

B．was invited

C．had invited

D．invited

E-mail, as well as telephones, ________ an important part in daily communication.

A．is playing

B．have played

C．was playing

D．play

——Mike, the phone is ringing. Do you want me to go?

——No, sit still. ________.

A．I’m getting it

B．I’ll get it

C．I’m going to get it

D．I am to get it

——Shall I call you James or Jim?

——________, but my friends call me Jim for short.

A．That’s right

B．Right

C．Either

D．OK