The number of people invited ________ fifty, but a number of them ________ absent for different reasons．

A．were, was

B．was, was

C．was, were

D．were, were

The policeman ________ him by forcing him to follow Jim into the house．

A．kept

B．locked

C．prisoned

D．trapped

It ________ me ________ see how my neighbours treated their children．

A．shocked, to

B．shocked, at

C．shocks, to

D．shocks, at

Bob is sure to pass the exam, for he is well ________ for it．

A．preparing

B．prepared

C．ready

D．getting ready

Mother is ________ supper and we are ________ it．

A．preparing; preparing

B．preparing for; preparing

C．preparing; preparing for

D．preparing for; preparing for

We should hope for the best and ________ the worst．

A．prepare

B．prepare for

C．ready

D．ready for

Man is the only animal that has the power of ________．

A．a speech

B．speeches

C．the speech

D．speech

The headmaster can't see you now, because he has an important speech ________．

A．made

B．to be made

C．to give

D．be given

We shouldn't put sweets on a high shelf ________, but we must keep poisons ________．

A．out of the children's reach; out of the reach of children

B．out of the reach of children; within the children's reach

C．within the reach of children; out of the children's reach

D．within the reach of children; with children's reach

－What do you think of the TV play The Meteor Garden?

－I take no interest in it．One of the reasons is that such a life is out of our ________．

A．mind

B．reach

C．sight

D．point