How does it          that he is so badly-off when he earns quite a good salary?

A．come out              B．come about           C．come up         D．come along

—We haven’t heard from Jane for a long time.

—What do you think          to her?

A．was happening                                   B．to happen                                             

C．has happened                            D．having happened

A new library was built          had been a playground.

A．that                B．in which                   C．where                     D．where there

The way they talked          the problem seemed impossible.

A．about solving                  B．to solve               C．of solving               D．about to solve

         , so she had to be sent to the hospital.

A．Being ill                                                B．She was seriously ill

C．She being ill                                          D．Having been ill

He was told that it would be at least three months          he could recover and return to work.

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

—You were out when I dropped in at your house.

—Oh, I          for a friend from England at the airport.

A．was waiting           B．had waited           C．am waiting          D．have waited

This medicine is          sugar and water.

A．most             B．mostly           C．hardly          D．the most

He hurried to the booking office only          that all the tickets had been sold out.

A．to tell      B．to be told          C．telling           D．told

—Will $200         ?

—I’m afraid not. We need at least 50 more dollars.

A．count                B．satisfy            C．fit             D．do