Manchester United Team played much better than their opponents; they almost _______ the match.

A. including

B. to be included

C. to include

D. being included

A. certificate

B. diploma

C. degree

D. qualification

A. Jane told me that John had left there an hour before.

B. Jane said John left there an hour before.

C. Jane told John to have left there an hour before.

D. Jane told me that John to leave there an hour before.

A. because

B. so

C. so that

D. therefore

A. The fire in the ship might have been started by a bomb.

B. They say that a bomb started the fire in the ship.

C. It shall be said the fire in the ship had been started by a bomb.

D. The fire in the ship is known to have been started by a bomb.

A. The fact being excited us had won Quang a scholarship.

B. Quang’s excited about a scholarship’s having won us.

C. We’re excited about Quang’s having won a scholarship.

D. We won Quang’s excitement about the fact of a scholarship.

A. Speaking has finished

B. When the speaker finished

C. After she finishes speaking

D. Once finishing her lecture