Her son, to whom she was so ________, went abroad ten years ago．

loved

cared

devoted

affected

Our family makes it a ________ to turn off the television at mealtime and try to speak as little as possilbe．

situation

quality

position

principle

There ________ be any difficulty about passing the road test since you have practiced a lot in the driving school．

mustn’t

shan’t

shouldn’t

needn’t

Many children, ________ parents are away working in big cities, are taken good care of in the village．

their

whose

of them

with whom

Mother has not yet recovered from the serious illness, but her health is improving ________ day by day．

frequently

actually

fluently

gradually

My brother seems to prefer ________ music to ________ with others on the Internet．

listening to; chatting

to listen to; chat

listening to; chat

to listen to; chatting

The teacher asked her ________ the sun ________ in the east．

if; rise

if; rises

whether; rose

whether did; rise

Many employees in this company have lost their jobs ________ the economic downturn．

because of

instead of

such as

as well as

After we went into Mr．Wang’s office he asked us ________．

to seat

seat

to be seated

seating

I ________ for my friend Laura for a long time but she still hasn’t come．

had been waiting

am waiting

waited

have been waiting