The People's Republic of China ________ on October 1, 1949. This great political event was announced in Tian'anmen Square by chairman Mao.

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A．founded　　B．was found　　C．was founded

English is so important that it is used ________ travelers and business people all over the world.

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A．by　　B．to　　C．for

Many man-made satellites ________ by our country to collect the information about weather.

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By 1950, American inventions and ideas ________ to make English ________ than before.

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A．had helped, popular

B．have helped, more popular

C．have helped, popular

D．had helped, more popular

Yesterday they saw the man and the dog ________ running after each other on the road.

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Miss Gao told us that she ________ the children to be good students.

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－Excuse me, do you have a table for two?

－I'm sorry, ________ there aren't. any seats now. Would you mind waiting for a while?

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－What did your son say in the letter?

－He said that he ________ the Disney World by the time he got there.

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－I'm sorry, Cathy. I ________ your radio for such a long time.

－It doesn't matter. You can still keep it a little longer if you like.

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－Color TV is much better than a black and white one, but we don't have enough money to buy one.

－We ________ to save some money from now on.

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