The number of people in the party _________ fifty, but a number of them _________ absent for different reasons．

were; was

was; was

was; were

were; were

He asked us _________ we saw the lost cat or not．

that

what

which

whether

After the exam, my teacher told me that failure _________ the mother of success．

was

is

be

been

In order to stop his wife from attending the party, he took away the key to their car _________．

by mistake

in surprise

on purpose

by chance

Margie shows a very positive attitude _________ her work．

towards

with

of

about

The manager insisted that the work _________ finished by the end of this month．

should be

will be

must be

ought to be

My elder sister _________ me into buying the red mountain bike．

wanted

advised

persuaded

told

Water, ________ enough, can change into vapor quickly．

when is heated

while heating

when to be heated

when heated

Most representatives were in favor of his proposal that a special committee ________ to investigate the incident．

were set up

was set up

be set up

should set up

My money ________．I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I’ve ________ in hand

has run out; none

is running out; none

has been run out; nothing

is being run out; nothing