More than two hundred years ago the United States _______ from the British Empire and became an independent country.

  A. broke down     B. broke out       C. broke away          D. broke off

 The mayor ordered that the food and tents ________ sent to the people in the earthquake as soon as possible.

  A. were          B. be             C. would be            D. had been

 She is a kind-hearted woman and often has _____ mercy _____ people who are in trouble.

  A. a; on          B.\; on            C. a; o                 D.\; to

 ______alone in a dark room, the little girl was so ______ at the _____ sound.

A. Left; frightening; frightening      B. Left; frightened; frightening

C. Leaving; frightened; frightening    D. Leaving; frightening; frightened

 It had been raining three days before we arrived, so we might as well _____ at home.

   A. stay       B. to stay     C. have stayed      D. to have stayed

 My sister, as well as her classmates who_____ late for class, _____criticized by Mr.Hunt．

    A．were; was      B．was; were     C．was; was      D．were; were

 – Can you tell me ___________?

    – An engineer from Jinan Iron and Steel Plants．

    A．what your friend is                                B．who your friend is

    C．what is your friend                                D．who is your friend

 The man,_______ is often parked in front of our house, is a famous surgeon.

   A. who’s car     B. of which the car   C. the car of which   D. whose car

 After the new technique was introduced, the farmers produced ________ grain in 2006 as five years before.

  A. as twice much    B. as much twice   C. twice much as   D. twice as much

 Last week, only two people came to look at the house, _______　wanted to buy it.

  A. none of them     B. both of them    C. none of whom    D. neither of whom