Just in the centre of our city ________ with a history of 1000 years．

A．stands a tall tree

B．does a tall tree stand

C．a tall tree is standing

D．a tall tree stands

A severe drought ________ to hit several regions in the country in February, ________ at least 3.7 million people short of water and endangering crop yields．

A．has continued; having left

B．continued; leaving

C．continued; and left

D．was continuing; to leave

You should always take into consideration the part a good way of learning will ________ in your studies．

A．give

B．make

C．play

D．teach

Being examined twice a year, whether it is a car or a bus or a truck, is the rule that every driver ________ obey in this city．

A．shall

B．can

C．need

D．might

I feel upset, for there are so many troublesome problems ________．

A．remaining to settle

B．remained to settle

C．remaining to be settled

D．remained to be settled

－Did your manager phone you again the next day?

－No, it was a fortnight, ________ he gave me a second call．

A．when

B．since

C．before

D．that

The careless driver is ________ for the traffic accident that ________ yesterday．

A．to blame; happened

B．to blame; was happening

C．to be blamed; was happened

D．to be blamed; happened

The largest collection ever found in England was one of about 200,000 silver pennies, ________ over 600 years old．

A．all of which

B．all of it

C．all of that

D．all of them

Mr．White should have arrived at 8∶30 for the meeting, but he didn't ________．

A．turn up

B．get up

C．hold up

D．keep up

－You've agreed to go．So why aren't you getting ready?

－But I ________ that you wanted me to start at once．

A．don't realize

B．hadn't realized

C．haven't realized

D．didn't realize