[单项选择]If he had spent more time practicing speaking English before, he ________ able to speak it much better now.
A. will be
B. would be
C. has been
D. would have been

[填空题]Would you be happier if you spent more time discussing the state of the world and the meaning of life--and less time talking about the weather
It may sound counterintuitive(违反直觉的), but people who spend more of their day having deep discussions and less time engaging in small talk seem to be happier, said Matthias Mehl, a psychologist at the University of Arizona who published a study on the (47) .
"We found this so interesting, because it could have gone the other way--it could have been, ’Don’t worry, be happy’--as long as you surf on the (48) level of life you’re happy, and if you go into the essential depths you’ll be unhappy," Dr.Mehl said.
But, he (49) , deep conversation seemed to hold the (50) to happiness for two main reasons: both because human beings are driven to find and create (51) in their lives, and because we are social animals who want and need to (52) with other people. <

[填空题]Having spent some time in the city, he had no trouble __________________(找到去历史博物馆的路)．

[填空题]That was not the first time he had betrayed us. I think it’s high time______(我们对他采取有力措施).

[填空题](Give)（）more time and money, he could have done better than what it is.

[填空题](Give) ______ more time and money, he could have done better than what it is.

[单项选择]He came back later, ______ which time they had left.
A. after
B. by
C. from
D. for