His sister left home in 1998, and _______since.

A. had not been heard of       B. has not been heard of

C. had not heard of           D. has not heard of

I tried phoning her office, but I couldn’t _______.

A. get along         B. get on         C. get to       D. get through

She brought with her three friends, none of ______ I had ever met before.

A. them        B. who        C. whom          D. these

Edward, you play so well. But I ______ you played the piano.

A. didn’t know                B. hadn’t known

C. don’t know                 D. haven’t known

The children all turned ____ the famous actress as she entered the classroom.

A. looked at                  B. to look at

C. to looking at               D. look at

The computer was used in teaching. As a result, not only__________, but students became more interested in the lessons.

A. saved was teachers’ energy   B. was teachers’ energy saved

C. teachers’ energy was saved   D. was saved teachers’ energy

Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to ___ them too hard.

A. draw            B. strike         C. rush          D. push

One of the most important questions they had to consider was _____ of public health.

A. what                      B. this

C. that                       D. which

Everybody was touched _____ words after they heard her moving story.

A. beyond          B. without          C. of           D. in

Now that we’ve discussed our problem, are people happy with the decisions _______?

A. taking           B. take             C. taken           D. to take