－Robert is indeed a wise man．

－Oh, yes．How often I regretted ________ his advice．

to take

taking

not to take

not taking

－How would you like your coffee?

－________．

It's well done

The stronger, the better．

One cup．That's enough．

Very nice．Thank you．

－What a pity!I missed the last concert of the year．

－Oh, not at all．It was so terrible．In fact, I would rather I ________ there．

hadn't been

was not

haven't been

am not

－Does your brother like playing football?

－________．He seldom even watches football matches．

Not really

Not exactly

Not sure

Not again

－I’m sorry; I shouldn’t have been so rude to you．

－You _________ something not very nice to me, but that’s OK．

have said

had said

were saying

did say

－How long do you suppose it is _________ he arrived here?

－No more than half a week．

since

before

after

when

－It’s many years since I saw you last, I _________ you at all．

－I wouldn’t have, either, if someone _________ you by the name．

didn’t recognize; hadn’t called

didn’t recognize; didn’t call

haven’t recognized; didn’t call

can’t recognize; had called

－I’d like to go on a journey to Africa because I can see a lot of wild animals there．

－Yes, it’s a region _________ in wildlife．

enough

abundant

luxurious

splendid

－Sorry, do you mind if I turn on the radio?

－Yes, _________．I am writing my paper now．

not at all

go ahead

I do

my pleasure

－Have you heard that he was admitted into Peking University?

－Is that true? And I’m glad that his efforts at last _________．

worked out

paid for

turned out

paid off