The old pianist wouldn’t listen to our repeated request that he _______ in public again.

A．played            B．play              C．would            D．was going to play

The army officer _______ his men to fire as soon as the enemies came up.

A．requested         B．commanded       C．begged           D．suggested

--- I hear a number of workers in the factory ______ out of work.

--- Yes, and the number _______ quite huge.

A．are; is            B．is; are            C．is; is              D．are; are

It was from only a few supplies in the nearby village ______ the hostess cooked such a nice dinner.

A．where            B．that              C．when             D．which

John thinks it won’t be long ________ he is ready for his new job.

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

You __________ buy a gift, but you can if you want to.

A．must             B．mustn’t          C．have to           D．don’t have to

Alexander tried to get his work ______ in the medical field.

A．to recognize       B．recognizing        C．recognized        D．recognize

While _________, people sometimes can’t help buying something they don’t really need.

A．shopped          B．being shopped      C．to shop           D．shopping