The vegetables didn’t taste very good.They＿＿＿＿too long.

A.had been cooked     B.were cooked  C.had cooked     D.cooked

John and I＿＿＿friends for eight years.We first got to know each other at a Christmas party.But we＿＿＿＿＿ each other a couple of times before that.

A.had been； have met     B.have been； have met

C.had been； had met      D.have been； had met

Tara:This is Tara Patel from Cotton House in Kidderminster. Could I speak to Mr Smith, please?

Mr Smith:______

A.Hello.

B.I’m Mr Smith.?

C.Who are you?

D.Speaking.?

The news that they failed their driving test discouraged him, _____??

A.did they?

B.didn’t they?

C.did it?

D.didn’t it?

He hurried to the station only ______ that the train had left.

A.to find

B.finding?

C.found

D.to have found?

George Orwell，______ was Eric Arthur，wrote many political novels and essays.

A.the real name

B.what his real name

C.his real name

D.whose real name

  It sounds ＿＿＿＿＿ the singing of rails.

A.as     B.in     C.like     D.as if

 She finds ＿＿＿＿＿＿ boring ＿＿＿＿＿＿ at home.

A.it； staying     B.that； being stayed  C.this； to stay     D.it； stayed

Everything now has returned back to normal after their days of work

  ＿＿＿＿the fog, we should have reached our school.

A. Because of     B. In spite of  C. In case of     D. But for