There was a board beside the chair, ________.

A. on which wee written the word "Wet paint"

B. which said "Wet paint"

C. on which read "The paint hasn’t dried"

D. both A and B

We wanted to surprise Rosa with a birthday gift, but Susan let the cat out of the bag by asking her what she would like. The underlined phrase means ________.

A. told her the secret　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. brought a cat in a bag

C. disagreed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. was informed of it

After ________ time, Edison ________ lights and many other things, most of which are considered very important in history.

A. /; discovered　　  B. a; discovered　　 C. a; invented　　　　 D. /; invented

Although ________ and food are two important things in our lives, we don’t need to have ________ they do.

A. clothes; as much clothing as　　　　    B. clothing; as many clothes as

C. cloth; over one hundred clothes as   D. clothing; over one hundred clothes as

This furniture in the room is much more expensive than ________.

A. ones　　　　　　　　 B. those　　　　　　　　 C. that on　　　　　　　　　　 D. that outside

________, he kept on ________ the box. An hour later he succeeded.

A. No matter how hard it was; trying opening

B. However it was hard; trying to open

C. No matter how it was hard; to try to open

D. However hard it was; trying to open

The percentage of women who would stay at home full-time, ________ they could afford it, dropped from 39 percent in 1981 to 31 percent in this survey.

A. if　　　　　　　　　　  B. until　　　　　　　　  C. even if　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

John has put on so much weight recently that his mother has to ________ all his trousers to his measure.

A. let out　　　　　　   B. give away　　　　  C. bring in　　　　　　 D. make up

________ we should have our meat ________ the open air.

A. In their opinion; cook on　　　　  　　   B. In their opinions; cooking over

C. In their opinion; cooked on　　   　　   D. To the opinion of them; to cook in

—We will make a tour of the Great Wall next Sunday. Isn’t this arrangement satisfactory?

—________. No one can think of a better plan.

A. Yes, it is　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　   　　   B. No, it isn’t

C. Not so good, I think　　　　　　    　　   D. I’m afraid it is just so so