________ no enough space for such a big sofa, why not change it for a small one?

  A. It seeming to be                                        B. For there seems to be

  C. There seeming to be                                  D. It seems that

_____ is known to us all is that the Chinese government has spared no efforts to protect people from fake food.

A. What                B. It                       C. As                    D. Which

It was 2 hours’ wait by the time the announcement ______, saying my flight was canceled.

A. had been made          B. was made               C. made                     D. was making

 It was lucky that little Jack was not at home when the fire broke out; Otherwise, he _____ his life.

A. had lost         B. would lose           C. would have lost      D. might lose

 So many great events ________that it is bound to be a most special year in history.

A. 2008 saw       B. saw 2008               C. did 2008 see           D. would 2008 see     

He proves to be a determined man, for______ failures he meets, he will never lose heart.

A. whatever                B. what                       C. which                     D. whichever

Having agreed to divorce, this couple both requested the media ________ respect for their family at this difficult time.

A. must maintain         B. could maintain        C. would maintain      D. maintain

It is reported that polar bears -- some 16,000 of them -- will disappear by 2050 from parts of the Arctic_______ sea ice is melting most rapidly.

A. where                  B. when                C. at the place          D. in where

I’ve already forgotten ______ you put the dictionary.

A. that it was there                               B. where was it that 

C. that where it was                             D. where it was that

The global economic slowdown _______ millions of migrant workers jobless has caused thousands of firms to close down this year.

A. left            B. to leave                C. leaving                 D. to be leaving