It's not surprising, with the huge popularity of the movie Pirates of the Caribbean, ________ two more have been produced．

A．which

B．what

C．where

D．that

－I'm sorry, I didn't do the report because of the power failure．

－________ That's no excuse!

A．Forget it!

B．What are you talking about?

C．You can say that again!

D．I'm talking to you!

That ________ the case, do you think it appropriate to go on and offer a professional opinion based on the scans to the audience?

A．were

B．to be

C．being

D．was

After Smith ________ for half an hour, he came to the conclusion that Helen was not coming．

A．has been waiting

B．waited

C．has waited

D．had been waiting

I welcome the news ________ attacks on women on the railways are 19 percent down．

A．which

B．that

C．when

D．whether

Along with the ________ number of the Chinese students studying in Australia, ________ David Irvine, they are playing the role of a bridge for the linkup and exchange between the two countries．

A．increasing; expressed

B．increased; nodded

C．increasing; expressing

D．increased; and expressed

It is politely requested by the hotel management that the TVs ________ up after 11 o'clock at night．

A．are not tuned

B．would not be tuned

C．not to tune

D．not be tuned

He gave me his telephone number to use in case something unexpected happened, but he'll make ________ with me first once he gets here．

A．contract

B．contact

C．connection

D．conclusion

I was going over my lessons, ________ my parents were watching TV, concerned about the latest news about Chang'e Ⅰ．

A．therefore

B．otherwise

C．meanwhile

D．however

Bush said that the US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue and the US-China Strategic Dialogue are successful platforms ________ the two sides cooperate．

A．that

B．which

C．of which

D．on which