To their great surprise, they found ________ in the meeting．

A．they were not understanding

B．themselves not understood

C．they had not understood

D．themselves not understanding

I have two elder brothers, ________ in the army for ten years．

A．the elder of whom served

B．the older having served

C．the elder having served

D．the elder one has served

－ I put him down for a well-educated man．

－ ________?

－ I mean that he is a well-educated man．

A．I beg your pardon

B．Speak louder, will you

C．What’s that

D．Will you repeat word for word

－ Does the manager often help your daughter with her new job?

－ Yes．But it is ________ that he has done in his power．

A．little

B．the little

C．a little

D．less

________ me if I’m wrong, but haven’t we met before?

A．Correct

B．Correcting

C．To correct

D．Having corrected

The telephone ________ four times in the last twenty minutes, and each time it ________ for my roommate．

A．rang; has been

B．has been ringing; is

C．had rung; was

D．has rung; was

There was a long silence when they met again, and ________ she asked,“How have you been?”

A．in detail

B．in force

C．at length

D．beyond question

She’s the sort of person who ________ in a crowd because she is always well dressed．

A．stands out

B．blocks out

C．lives out

D．makes out

Among all the art books, l found Andrew’s watercolors to be closest to ________ I thought good watercolors should look．

A．what

B．how

C．why

D．when

The report ________ that all children be treated equally．

A．suspected

B．said

C．urged

D．assessed