The number of people invited _________ fifty, but a number of them _________ absent for different reasons．

were; was

was; was

was; were

were; were

The place was flooded _________ it had been raining for several weeks．

because

because of

ever since

as a result of

The workers wrote down the weight of each stone and then _________ all the weights．

added to

added up to

add in

added up

Our head teacher is ill, and we are all _________ his health．

concerned about

careful of

interested in

calm about

Actually, _________ works hard can be _________ they want to be, whether it is a pilot, an engineer or a manager．

whoever; whatever

no matter who; whoever

whoever; no matter what

anyone; whoever

Though _________ in a big city, the college student was more interested in village life．

raised

grown

developed

lived

The government knows what to _________ to control the high CPI with the purpose of ensuring people's living level．

take in．

take up

take over

take down

Lucy is crying for your words．I'm really sorry for that, but i _________ to hurt her．

don't mean

haven't meant

didn't mean

hadn't meant

He _________ have thought the price of housing would rise steadily．Otherwise he wouldn't have bought his house at that time．

should

can

would

must

Oh, you have arrived．I thought you _________ in the storm．

have been caught up

are caught up

had caught up

were caught up