| go ahead, by accident, account for, to be honest, even if, get into trouble, be lost in, do with, take a chance, be about to |
| 1. were about to 2. even if 3. was; lost in 4. to do with 5. take a chance 6. go ahead 7. by accident 8. account for 9. get into trouble 10. To be honest |
| — My English isn"t good. — How many years ago ____ English? |
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| A. did you began to study B. do you begin to study C. have you studied D. had you studied |
| When the old man ____ to walk back to his house, the sun ____ itself behind the mountain. |
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| A. started; had already hidden B. had started; had already hidden C. had started; was hiding D. was starting; hid |
| — Ouch! You hurt me! — I am sorry. But I ____ any harm. I ____ to drive a rat out. |
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| A. didn"t mean; tried B. don"t mean; am trying C. haven"t meant; tried D. didn"t mean; was trying |
| — It"s many years since I saw you last. I _____ you at all. — I wouldn"t have, either, if someone _____ you by the name. |
A. didn"t recognize; hadn"t called B. didn"t recognize; didn"t call C. haven"t recognized; didn"t call D. recognized; had called |