________ for the breakdown of the school computer network, Alice was in low spirits．

A．Blaming

B．Blamed

C．To blame

D．To be blamed

I hear ________ boys in your school like playing football in their spare time, though others prefer football．

A．quite a lot

B．quite a few

C．quite a bit

D．quite a little

A good story does not necessarily have to have a happy ending, but the reader must not be left ________．

A．unsatisfied

B．unsatisfying

C．to be unsatisfying

D．being unsatisfied

It was not until she got home ________ Jennifer realized she had lost her keys．

A．when

B．that

C．where

D．before

Five people won the“China's Green Figure”award, a title ________ to ordinary people for their contributions to environmental protection．

A．being given

B．is given

C．given

D．was given

The house belongs to my aunt but she ________ here any more．

A．hasn't lived

B．didn't live

C．hadn't lived

D．doesn't live

－You know．Bob is a little slow ________ understanding, so…

－So I have to be patient ________ him．

A．in; with

B．on; with

C．in; to

D．at; for

Linda worked for the Minnesota Manufacturing Mining Company, ________ as 3M．

A．knowing

B．known

C．being known

D．to be known

Mum is coming．What present ________ for your birthday?

A．you expect she has got

B．you expect has she got

C．do you expect she has got

D．do you expect has she got

My attention wasn't on what my head teacher was saying so I am afraid I ________ half of it．

A．was missing

B．had missed

C．will miss

D．missed