－Have you read the timetable?

－Yes．The train ________ at 10∶12 p. m.．

will start

is going to start

should start

starts

－Well, an apple pie, a salad, and anything ________, sir?

－A soup, please．

to follow

follows

followed

following

－I'm not feeling very well, Barton．To tell you the truth, I'm tired of the present life．

－I suggest you do some ________ exercise to keep fit．

normal

general

common

regular

－How do you find the health club?

－I ________．Everyone is saying its management is going from bad to worse．

ought to join

should have joined

would rather not have joined

would like to have joined

－How do you find the film you saw last night?

－_________．I can’t think too highly of it．

It’s really splendid．

It all depends．

It’s just so so．

It makes no sense．

－Whom would you rather _________ to Hainan for the holiday, Bob or Jack?

－Maybe Bob．

have to go

have go

have gone

had gone

－Has your brother returned from the USA yet?

－Yes, but he _________ here for only two days before his company sent him to Australia．

stayed

has stayed

will stay

was staying

－What do you think of the lecture made yesterday?

－Excellent! _________ you missed such a wonderful lecture?

How is it that

Why it was that

How was it that

When was it that

－Have you heard that a building was blown up last weekend with a number of people in it?

－Yes, _________ news came as _________ shock to me．

/; the

the; a

a; a

the; the

－Do you know anything about the twins, Jane and Mary?

－Yes, but only a little．Jane is _________ beautiful of the two sisters．

the most

most

the more

more