It is about 600 years ago ______ the first clock was made.

A. that
B. until
C. before
D. when

— I hear Jane fell off her bike and had her arm hurt. 
— _____ ,why not go to see her?

A. If so
B. If it
C. If not
D. If ever

The police found that the house _____ and a lot of things _____.

A. has been broken into, has been stolen
B. had broken in, had been stolen
C. had been broken into, stolen
D. has been broken into, stolen

After the examination, my teacher told me that failure ____ the mother of success.

A. was
B. is
C. be
D. are

— Did you see a man in black pass by just now?
— No, sir. I _____ a newspaper.

A. read
B. was reading
C. would read
D. am reading

He is said _________ his homework when the class teacher entered the classroom.

A. to do
B. doing
C. to have finished
D. to finish

_____ the money offered by the government _____ run out.

A. Two third of; has
B. Two thirds of; has
C. Two third; has been
D. Two thirds of; had

_____ is not only what you do, but also how you do it that makes the difference.

A. There
B. This
C. That
D. It

— Do you know where Kate lives?
— Yeah, in _____ house.

A. a grey gloomy-looking small wooden
B. a grey wooden gloomy-looking
C. a small wooden grey gloomy-looking
D. a gloomy-looking small grey wooden

The report said a bus went out of _____ control on a highway _____ south of the city
and rushed into a river.

A. the; the
B. /; the
C. the; /
D. /; /