They kept trying _____ they must have known it was hopeless.

A. if       B. because

C. when  D. where

It is hard for me to imagine what I would be doing today if I ____ in love, at the age of seven, with the Melinda Cox Library in my hometown.

    A. wouldn’t have fallen            B. had not fallen

C. should fall                      D. were to fall

It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood ____ to her mother.

A. close   B. closely

C. closed D. closing

We were two hours late that day, which was due to the ______.

A. crowded traffic  B. crowded traffics

C. busy traffic D. busy traffics

Are you still here？ You ______ home hours ago.

    A. should go             B. should have gone

C. might go              D. may have gone

It is _____ my father worked _____ I work now.

    A. where, that             B. where, when

C. that, where             D. that, that

    Who was it _____ saved the drowning girl？

    A. since      B. as         C. that          D. he

I think, though I could be mistaken, ______ she liked me.

    A. who                  B. which

C. that                 D. what

I paid him ￡50 for the painting, but its true ______ must be at least ￡500.

A. price   B. money

C. value  D. importance

I found her sitting in the corner, reading _____ newspaper, with _____ in her eyes.

A. a, tear B. a piece of, tears

C. a, tears       D. a piece of, tear