There was a terrible noise ________ the sudden burst of light．

A．followed

B．being followed

C．to be followed

D．following

This programme will examine the writer’s books in detail, ________ an introduction to her life．

A．following

B．having followed

C．being followed

D．to be followed

It’s absolutely ________ that our team will win the game．

A．exact

B．right

C．sure

D．certain

The parcel ________ a lot of things, ________ a second -hand dictionary．

A．contained; included

B．contained; including

C．included; contained

D．included; containing

The book ________ forty maps, ________ three of Great Britain．

A．contains; includes

B．contains; including

C．includes; contains

D．includes; containing

Once ________, he threw himself into work and made every effort to do it well．

A．recovered

B．recovering

C．having recovered

D．being recovered

As soon as Charles had ________ a little from his surprise, his one thought was to get away．

A．returned

B．absorbed

C．dissolved

D．recovered

What surprised me was not what he said but ________ he said it．

A．the way

B．in the way that

C．in the way

D．the way which

If a shop has chairs ________ women can park their men, women will spend more time in the shop．

A．that

B．which

C．when

D．where

The reason ________ he didn’t come sounded unreasonable．

A．that

B．why

C．for that

D．how