To treat a patient down with such a _______ disease, the doctor only gave him some _______ medicine.

[　　]

A. common … ordinary

B. ordinary … common

C. common … common

D. ordinary … ordinary

________ by hunger and tiredness, the fisherman couldn’t walk any longer.

[　　]

A. Wore out　　 B. Wearing out

C. Worn out　　 D. To wear out

Tom is not _______ sixteen. _______ nobody is grown-up in his class. 

[    ]

A. nearly … Almost

B. almost … Nearly

C. almost … Almost

D. nearly … Nearly

Is ________ Mr Black said at the meeting liked by all?

[　　]

A. this　　　 B. that

C. which 　 　D. what

Several years passed _______ Dick returned to his hometown.

[　　]

A. as 　　　　　 　　B. before　

C. while　　　　　　 D. as soon as

________ that you were in trouble, I’d have already come to your help at that time.

[　　]

A. If I knew

B. Should I know

C. Were I to know

D. Had I known

The thief ran _______ to climb into the house and was caught in the act.

[　　]

A. risk of being caught

B. the risk of being caught

C. the risk of catching

D. risk of catching

Three-fourths of the surface of the earth ______ water.

[　　]

A. was 　　　B. are　　　C. is 　　D. were

Mr. Black as well as his wife and children _______ visiting Paris now.

[　　]

A. are 　　　　　　B. is going to

C. is to 　　　　　D. is

This problem is said ______ three times．

[　　]

A．to have been talked

B．to have discussed

C．having been discussed

D．to have been talked about