Jane can't play the piano.




A.Jane wishes she could play the piano.
B.Jane wishes she can play the piano.
C.Jane wishes she could have played the piano.
D.Jane wishes she would play the piano.

Peter’s main subject at university is electronics.




A.The university lets Peter major in electronics.
B.Electronics is among the subjects that Peter likes.
C.Peter thinks electronics is a special subject.
D.Peter majors in electronics at university.

The........... man gave his son a hug before they said goodbye. (gentl)




A.gentle
B.gentlement
C.gentleman
D.gentlehood

These shoes are second-hand ..............comfortable. (and / but / however)




A.and
B.but
C.however
D.

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English.
The teacher suggests that I buying this dictionary.




A.suggests
B.that
C.buying
D.

...............her failure, we couldn't help her.




A.Unless
B.Because
C.Because of
D.Thanks to

He is a famous writer. I remember............... him at your wedding party.




A.to me
B.meeting



mêtito me
C.to be met
D.will be met

Lin’s success took us all by surprise.




A.We were taken aback by all of Lin’s successes.
B.Lin was successful, which surprised all of us.
C.Lin’s success was surprised to all of us.
D.We took all of Lin’s successes surprisingly.

To say that Richard Outcault had been “lured away from” the World by Hearst means which of the following?




A.Hearst convinced Outcault to leave the World.
B.Hearst warned Outcault not to leave the World.
C.Hearst wanted Outcault to work for the World.
D.Hearst fired Outcault from the World.

The word “staple” is closest in meaning to _______.




A.new version
B.huge success
C.popular edition
D.regular feature