If either of you take a vacation now, we won’t be able to finish this work.
A.either
B.take
C.won’t be able
D.to finish

"I will let you know the answer by the end of this week,” Tom said to Janet.
A.Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of the week.
B.Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.
C.Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of the week.
D.Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.

I’d prefer him not to have said all those embarrassing things about me.
A.I’d not prefer his saying all those embarrassing things about me.
B.I’d prefer him not saying all those embarrassing things about me.
C.His having said all those things about me is preferentially embarrassing.
D.I’d sooner he hadn’t said all those embarrassing things about me.

The older he grew the more forgetful he became.
A.He became more forgetful and older
B.He grew older and more and more forgetful
C.He grew older when he became more forgetful
D.As he grew older, he became more and more forgetful

I have not experienced such a hurricane as Chanchu since I was a child.
A.Not since I was a child have I experienced such a hurricane as Chanchu.
B.It was not until a child that I experienced such a hurricane as Chanchu.
C.I hadn’t experienced such a hurricane as Chanchu in my childhood.
D.Since I was a child have I experienced so terrible a hurricane as Chanchu.

Although it was raining heavily, _________________.
A.he went out without a raincoat
B.but he went out without a raincoat
C.so he went out without a raincoat
D.however he went out without a raincoat

_______________, he gained lots of group-work skills.
A.Having lived abroad for years
B.Live abroad for years
C.In order to live abroad for years
D.To live abroad for years

Mary encouraged me____________________ .
A.to try my best, otherwise I would pass the exam
B.to try my best so that I could pass the exam
C.trying my best and I could pass the exam
D.to try my best so that I can pass the exam

He’s got __________ .
A.a lot of luggages
B.much luggage
C.many luggages
D.a great number of luggage

He couldn’t afford to __________ his car repaired.
A.pay
B.get
C.do
D.make