Only one third of the people present at the meeting were _________ the revision of the rules．

in practice

in favor of

in theory

due to

Unfortunately, when we dropped in, Mr Smith _________ for Indonesia to rescue the injured people there, so he could only spare little time for a few words．

has just left

was just leaving

had just left

just left

My demand is that the information referred to in my report _________ to Mr．Brown without delay．

to be e-mailed

e-mailed

be e-mailed

being e-mailed

People lose 2.5 percent _________ per decade starting in adulthood．

in particular

on average

in response to

in terms of

She was _________ to know what was going on in the neighborhood．

obvious

curious

intellectual

confusing

The first textbook __________ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century．

having written

written

being written

to be written

We __________ the train in Yantai and __________ in Shanghai．

got in, got out of

got on, got off

got off, got on

got to, got on

The Afghans and their camels carried food and other supplies and returned with wool and other products until __________．

1920s

the 1920

the 1920s

in the 1920s

We narrowly escaped __________ in the forest of South America 15 years ago．

killing

to be killed

to have been killed

being killed

When asked by the police, he said that he remembered __________ at the party, but not __________．

to arrive; leaving

to arrive; to leave

arriving; leaving

arriving; to leave