He found it increasingly difficult to read, ________ his eyesight was beginning to fail．

A．and

B．for

C．but

D．or

We forgot to bring our tickets, but please let us enter, ________?

A．do you

B．will you

C．can we

D．shall we

I don’t want ________ like I’m speaking ill of anybody, but the manager’s plan is unfair．

A．to sound

B．to be sounded

C．sounding

D．to have sounded

In Pakistan rice is ________ crop after wheat．

A．the most important second

B．the most second important

C．a second most important

D．the second most important

As a result of Yuan Longping’s discoveries, Chinese rice production rose ________ 47.5 percent．

A．at

B．in

C．to

D．by

As we know, Yuan Longping was born and ________ in China．

A．brought in

B．brought down

C．brought up

D．brought out

The reporter said that the UFO ________ east to west when he saw it．

A．was traveling

B．traveled

C．had been traveling

D．was to travel

Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and ________ jokes．

A．turning up

B．putting up

C．making up

D．showing up

Sean’s strong love for his country is ________ in his recently published poems．

A．relieved

B．reflected

C．responded

D．recovered

Unless ________ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference．

A．invited

B．inviting

C．being invited

D．having invited