The imperial tombs must have been under the protection of the state government, or they ________ suffered severer damage．

A．have had

B．would have

C．could have had

D．should have

Everything ________ smoothly, more jobs created for people allow them to be independent of others．

A．ran

B．runs

C．running

D．to run

The ancient Greeks were ________ for many advances in science, art, and sport, for example, the marathon,－________ philosophy．

A．conscious, together with

B．content, other than

C．outspoken, apart from

D．responsible, along with

In honor of the return of the son, who later ________ his ways, a calf that ________ allowed to grow fat was killed and cooked for a feast．

A．mended, had been

B．was mending, was

C．has mended, had been

D．had mended, has been

________ more lives than any other disease, hunger has become the number one global health risk．

A．Having been claimed

B．Claimed

C．Claiming

D．To claim

Nowadays working women bear a lot more pressure ________ them from families and careers．

A．put on

B．put down

C．put aside

D．put away

－The whole team is ________ at winning the competition．

－After all, they’ve tried their hardest, and their dream has come true．

A．hot under the collar

B．down in the dumps

C．over the moon

D．flying off the handle

The view that tests can actually give measurement of the language skills of the students ________ by many teachers．

A．questioned

B．are questioned

C．is questioned

D．questioning

The national entrance examinations are around the corner, so some fans in my class are persuaded to ________ football to concentrate on their studies．

A．quit to play

B．stop to play

C．quit playing

D．to be quitted playing

Sensing himself ________, he quickened his paces, and left the store．

A．watching

B．being watched

C．watched

D．watching