We got ________ people as we expected．

as three times many

more than three times

three times more than

three times as many

Hard work ________ success while failure often ________ laziness．

lies in; results in

leads to; lies in

leads to; depends on

leading to; existing

Mr．Smith, ________ of the ________ speech, started to read a novel．

tired; boring

tiring; bored

tired; bored

tiring; boring

The number of the employees has grown from 1 000 to 1 200．This means it has risen ________ 20 percent．

by

at

to

with

All the employees except the manager ________ to work online at home．

encourages

encourage

is encouraged

are encouraged

The policeman ________ two men fighting in the street．I think they were drunk．

took

caught

left

made

At the ________ news，all the women present burst out ________．

disappointed; crying

unexpected; crying

unexpecting; to tears

disappointing; tears

One learns a language by making mistakes and ________ them．

correct

to correct

correcting

corrects

It has been raining for five days．The weather forecast says ________ in two days．

it will clear up

it will clean up

it to clear up

it to be cleared up

The old man made no answer．________, he looked out of the bus window．

And

But

Instead of

Instead