The boy followed the nobleman here, ________．

A．a sword in hand

B．a sword in his hand

C．sword in hand

D．being a sword in hand

Something must be done to prevent the factory ________ poisonous gases so as to keep the city ________．

A．sending out; from polluting

B．send out; polluting

C．from sending out; from polluting

D．sending out; from being polluted

It took the early settlers more than 150years to build up ________ is now a modern city．

A．where

B．which

C．what

D．that

Della had her hair cut off and sold it because she ________ Christmas without giving him a present．

A．couldn’t have lived through

B．couldn’t live through

C．wouldn’t have lived with

D．wouldn’t live with

Now do the same with your opposite hand, ________ you don’t usually use for writing．

A．one

B．that

C．the one

D．it

________ upon Della, there was an expression in them that Della could not read．

A．Jim’s eyes were fixed

B．Jim’s eyes fixing

C．Jim’s eyes fixed

D．Jim’s eyes were fixing

It was ________ World War II ________ the importance of Fleming’s discovery was fully recognised．

A．not until; that

B．until; that

C．not until; when

D．until; when

Wang Lin is a laid-off worker．________, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis tow years ago．

A．At length

B．To make matters worse

C．In reality

D．On the whole

Low-income residents can’t afford to ________ a doctor or purchase medicines when they get sick．

A．claim

B．consult

C．occupy

D．capture

From the day we enter ________ university, we know ________ fiece competition for jobs is waiting us upon graduation．

A．an; a

B．a; a

C．a; /

D．the; /