What ________ big surprise!He was appointed ________ chairman of the committee．

A．a; the

B．the; a

C．/; the

D．a;/

－Waiter!

－________?

－I can’t eat this．It’s too salty．

A．Yes, sir

B．What

C．All right

D．Pardon

Living in the country has its advantages, ________ freedom from pollution is the best．

A．for which

B．in which

C．of which

D．from which

________ clearly so that your teacher ________ you correctly．

A．Writing; will understand

B．To write; could understand

C．Having written; can understand

D．Write; can understand

－It ’s a long time ________ I saw you last．

－Yes, and what a pity it is since it will be a long time ________ we see each other again．

A．before; since

B．when; when

C．since; before

D．when; then

There are ten waiting rooms at the newly-built station, ________ in all 20,000 people．

A．seating

B．seated

C．sitting

D．to seating

It was obvious that the man ________ driving on the free way for almost an hour when he ________ that he must come back．

A．was; told

B．had been; was told

C．had been; told

D．was; was told

The telephone ________ three times in the last hour, and each time it ________ for my father．

A．had rung; was

B．has rung; was

C．rang; has been

D．has been ringing; is

Have you heard of one kind of animal that ________ eggs but ________ its young ________ its milk．

A．laids; feeds; with

B．lay; feed; on

C．lays; feed; with

D．lays; feeds; on

－Mary told me she would ________ computer studies．

－Really?I’ll try my best to ask her to ________ such foolish ideas．

A．pick out; give up

B．put away; give up

C．give up; put away

D．give up; pick up