They became friends again that day．Until then, they ________ to each other for nearly two years．

A．didn't speak

B．hadn't spoken

C．haven' t spoken

D．haven' t been speaking

In my opinion, life in the twenty-first century is much easier than ________．

A．that used to be

B．it is used to

C．it was used to

D．it used to be

－Was Martin sorry for what he' d done?

－________．It was just like him!

A．Never mind

B．All right

C．Not really

D．Not surprisingly

The teacher ________ have thought Johnson was worth it or she wouldn't have wasted time on him, I suppose．

A．should

B．can

C．would

D．must

Little ________ that we were watching his every move, so he seemed to be going his own way in this business．

A．he realized

B．he didn't realize

C．didn't he realize

D．did he realize

The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long time ________ we meet them again．

A．after

B．before

C．since

D．when

It is generally considered unwise to give a child ________ he or she wants．

A．however

B．whatever

C．whichever

D．whenever

－Tom is ________ experienced in driving than Jack．

－________, neither passed the test．

A．not more; Yes

B．no more; Yes

C．not more; No

D．no more; No

I wonder what it feels like to be one of ________ really rich．The Jenkinsons already have two Rolls Royces and now they are buying ________ third!

A．the; a

B．the; the

C．/; a

D．/; the

To read newspaper before going to bed seemed to me a rule ________．

A．to never break

B．never to have broken

C．never to be breaking

D．never to be broken