－Could you meet me at the airport?

－I'd like to, but I ________ Shanghai by the time you return．

A．have left

B．was leaving

C．will leave

D．will have left

－Jesus! I'm afraid I will fail my second attempt in the driving test．

－In that case, there is nothing you can do ________ prepare for a third one．

A．more than

B．rather than

C．better than

D．other than

－Where did you put your bag?

－Oh, I ________ I put it on the chair because the phone ________ when I came in．

A．remembered; rang

B．remembered; was ringing

C．remember; ring

D．remember; was ringing

－Hey, Tom! Have you heard that the company will reduce members recently?

－No idea! Better not ________ the hearsay before you figure out its truth．

A．put out

B．put on

C．put about

D．put down

－What do you think of my composition?

－It ________ well except for some spelling mistakes．

A．read

B．is reading

C．reads

D．is read

－Lee, it's not wise enough to have the Entrance Examinations ________ your mind all the time．

－I see, but I just can't help it．

A．on

B．in

C．with

D．at

－It's said that two Chinese students were killed in their car in New York this month．

－Yes, ________ news came as ________ great surprise．

A．the; the

B．/;/

C．the; a

D．/; a

－What else do you want to say for yourselves?

－Well, there is one point ________ we must insist on．

A．/

B．how

C．where

D．why

－David is often absent from class．

－Tell him he ________ answer for it if he goes on behaving like that．

A．shall

B．will

C．would

D．can

－I hope I can see you at my birthday party．

－Oh, dear, I ________．When is it?

A．almost forgot

B．had almost forgotten

C．will almost forget

D．have almost forgotten