[单项选择]The conversation had been carried on chiefly in French, a language which Mr. Steward was perfectly acquainted.（　）
A. carried on
B. in French
C. which
D. perfectly

[单项选择]The conversation had been (carried on) chiefly (in French), a language (which) Jerry was (perfectly) acquainted.


A. carried on
B. in French
C. which
D. perfectly

[单项选择]She was living with her uncle, who had returned from Japan（）
A. long ago
B. before long
C. long before
D. three years ago

[单项选择]A. have not been placed B. had not been placed
C. placed D. was placed

[单项选择]What had wealthy businessmen been doing


A. They had been financing the United National Party.
B. They had been fighting the Tamil Tiger rebels and the United National Party.
C. They had been financing the Tamil Tiger rebels and the opposition United National Party.
D. They had been financing a military regime.

[单项选择]Some important documents had been missing.

[简答题]Workers had been waiting for favorable weather conditions to undertake the operation.

[单项选择]That French novel had been translated into English and published in Britain by ________ of the author.


A. permission
B. agreement
C. courtesy
D. contemplation

[单项选择]Belgium replied that she had always been faithful to her international ______.
A. obligations
B. duties
C. responsibilities
D. liabilities

[填空题]It had been decided that measures should be taken to bring _____ the costs of the projects.

[简答题]David and Eddy had been friends working together for a long time. Both of them are construction workers. As regard the practice between them, it was David who entered into contracts with the construction companies. Afterwards, the contracts were performed by both of them. All the tools for performing the contracts were supplied and arranged by David. David would pay Eddy his part of remuneration for the performance of each of the contracts before David received the whole contract sum from the construction company. Last month, Eddy suffered injury when he worked on a contracted job on a construction site. Under the law, an employer has to pay his employee compensation if the employee suffers personal injury in the course of performing the employment contracts. David has refused to pay Eddy employee compensation on the ground that they were working together as partners. Required: In relation to employment law, advise Eddy as to his entitlement for employee compensation from David. (1

[单项选择]I notified him that the meeting had been postponed.（）
A. informed   
B. observed  
C. mocked     
D. misled

[单项选择]（　） we had been looking forward to.
A. Then came the hour
B. Before Rose the new teacher stood
C. When the hour came
D. After Kate stands the new teacher

[多项选择]The French pianist who had been praised very highly ______ to be a great disappointment.
A. turned up
B. turned in
C. turned out
D. turned down

[单项选择]If business had been carried out to our satisfaction, we __________to renew the Agency Agreement.
A. had agreed
B. should have agreed
C. agreed
D. will agree

[单项选择]Little（）how happy I had been.
A. she realized
B. had she realized
C. she had realized
D. did she realize

[单项选择]After the children had been punished, nobody mentioned the ______ again.
A. incident
B. happening
C. event
D. accident

[单项选择]What had been the main factor preventing the development of battery buses


A. Their limited range.
B. Their high cost.
C. Their heavy weight.
D. Their loud nois