The flowers _________ my mother, but my sister thought they were for her and took them．

A．were intended for

B．intended for

C．intended to give

D．intended giving

He sent me an e-mail, _________ to get further information．

A．hoped

B．hoping

C．to hope

D．hope

At home, he keeps some pets，to which he _________ all his spare time．

A．spends

B．offers

C．devotes

D．provides

On the bus, all the people except the driver _________ to talk and laugh during the journey．

A．encouraged

B．were encouraging

C．were encouraged

D．was encouraged

It is believed that if an event is _________, it will surely _________ the readers of the paper．

A．astonished; astonish

B．astonishing; be astonished

C．astonishing; astonish

D．astonished; be astonished

If we are not _________ the progress we have made, we will have greater success．

A．interested in

B．strict in

C．popular with

D．content with

Mr．Smith didn’t understand ________ made his son so upset that evening．

A．what was it

B．why it was this

C．how that was

D．what it was that

Tom ________ in the library every night over the last three months．

A．works

B．worked

C．has been working

D．had been working

Although cats can not see in complete darkness, their eyes are much more ________ to light than human eyes．

A．brilliant

B．attractive

C．available

D．sensitive

There’re more than 100 elements found in nature, ________ are metals．

A．most of which

B．most of them

C．most of that

D．most which