Mary went to the box office at lunch time, but all the tickets ____ out.

A. would sell B. had sold　　 　 C. have sold 　D. was selling

_______ to the research, the scientist even forgot to have meals.
A. Devoting   B. Devoted    C. Having devoted    D. To devote

Never before___ seen such a wonderful film.

A. am 1　 B. was I　 C. have I　 D. shall 1

What is most obvious in this book are all those details of daily living which make Mrs. Richard _____ common.

A. nothing but 　　　B. anything but 　　 C. above all 　　D.rather than

---- _____? ----- She is an animal and biology scientist.

a. What does your father enjoy most b. what does your new neighbour look like

c. who is the middle-aged woman　 d. How much could you own in a month

— It’s the office! So you ______   know eating is not allowed here.
— Oh, sorry.
A. must  B. will  C. may  D. need

Right now the government is trying to control the number of people who________by H1N1 flu.

A．have been affected 　　B．have affected

C．are affected 　　　　　D．affect

In the area, the farmers are very poor because they have to pay a _____ rent______ their farming land.

A. less; than　 　B. small ;for 　　 　C. high; for　 　 　D. much; of

——Where are the children? The dinner’s going to be completely ruined.

——I wish they 　　　　always late.

A. weren’t　　 B. hadn’t been　 C. wouldn’t be　　 D. wouldn’t have been

We’ve talked a lot _______ films. How _____ television now?

A. of, with　　　　　　　　 B. with, towards

C. about, about　　　　　　 D. for, about