Mr Smith was made    headmaster of our school by    majority of 300 votes.

A. the ;  a         B. the ;  the        C.  / ;  a       D. a ;  the

 Only in 1996      the determination and patience of the scientists     with a breakthrough at last .

   A. were ; paid off   B. did;  pay back     C. did ; pay off   D. did ; pay for

 We have been excavating layers of ash almost six metres thick, which suggests that they________the fire burning all winter.

A. should keep      B. might have kept    C. should have kept D. might keep

 Catch the star that holds your fate , ______that forever twinkles within your heart.

   A. one            B. the one           C. it             D. that

To my delight, the snakes,        carefully, turned out to be no trouble and all went well according to the plan.

   A. monitoring      B. being monitored    C. having monitored  D. monitored

 He knew the problem was serious and undertook to look into it       he reached  the office.

   A. suddenly         B. immediately       C. abruptly     D. shortly

The theory most scientists objected to         in the end .

   A. being proved to be of significance    B. was proved to be significance

   C. proving to be significant            D. proved to be significant

I feel sure that        qualification, ability and experience, you are well suited to the position we have in mind.

   A. in need of         B. in spite of     C. by means of      D. in terms of

. No one really knows exactly when the first people arrived in_____we now know as California.

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

It is ______ the customers’ needs that has made chain stores so popular in big cities in China.

A. meeting                      B. met           C. to have met                D. being met