—Mike, what did our monitor say just now?

   —Every boy and every girl as well as the teachers who    to visit the museum     asked to be at the school gate before 6:30 in the morning.

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

 I would like Tom to go with us, but Tom insisted       at home.

   A. that he stay            B. that he says                            C. staying                            D. to stay

 Mr Smith,      of the      speech, started to read a novel.

   A. tired; boring           B. tiring; bored                  C. tired; bored                   D. tiring; boring

 —Will you go to the party?

   —Of course I will       .

   A. if invited                            B. if having been invited          

   C. if I was invited                 D. if to be invited

 That was so serious a matter that I had no choice but      the police.

   A. called in          B. calling in                         C. call in                               D. to call in

 With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth      each year.

   A. is washing away    B. is being washed  C. are washing away  D. are being washed away

 Was      Bill      played football well      helped the blind man cross the street?

   A. it; that; who           B. which; that; that          C. it; who; that                  D. who; which; that

 And there, almost       in the big chair, sat her litter brother, who never had to be told to keep silent.

   A. having                      B. losing                               C. to be lost                        D. lost

 —You missed the train?

   —Yes.      I had gone by taxi.

   A. If only                       B. Only if                     C. So long as                       D. as long as

 There      no buses, we had to walk home after work.

   A. was                           B. were                               C. being                               D. had