Agricultural officials this week said strict control measures are in place, __________ to prevent the red fire ants spreading across the country．

A．intended

B．to intend

C．to be intended

D．having intended

Tod __________ the teacher’s instruction, or he could not have won the first prize in the English Speech Contest．

A．has got

B．gets

C．got

D．would get

For quite a number of children, their teachers’ advice is more acceptable than __________ of their parents．

A．one

B．that

C．which

D．what

The cinema was crowded with many people, __________ many children __________ on their parents’ laps．

A．including; seated

B．including; seating

C．include; sat

D．included; sitting

Here is __________ basic equipment you need for hikes and __________ basic tips for successful hiking．

A．the; the

B．/; the

C．/;/

D．the;/

Without proper lessons, you could _________ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano．

A．keep up

B．pick up

C．draw up

D．catch up

_________ is the kindness of the nurse that the patient can never be _________ to her．

A．So; too thankful

B．Such; so thankful

C．So; that thankful

D．Such; thankful enough

The government has taken some measures to solve the shortage of electricity, but it may be some time _________ the situation improves．

A．since

B．when

C．unless

D．before

Understanding the culture habits of another nation, especially _________ containing as many different subcultures as the United States, is a difficult task．

A．one

B．it

C．that

D．the one

Since I won the big prize, my telephone hasn’t stopped ringing．People _________ to ask how I am going to spend the money．

A．phone

B．will phone

C．were phoning

D．are phoning