Neither side was willing to give in at all．As a result, no agreement ________．

A．was reached

B．has reached

C．had reached

D．had been reached

The old lady didn't marry ________ her death．

A．before

B．since

C．until

D．after

In the early morning all of us stood at the top of the mountain ________ east of the city, watching ________ burning sun rising．

A．/; a

B．the; a

C．the; the

D．/; the

A car was burning on the highway near Birmingham．In no time ________ to the spot．

A．the police had rushed

B．had the police rushed

C．the police rushed

D．did the police rush

University graduates usually complain that jobs are always scarce when they ________ for one．

A．were looking

B．will look

C．looked

D．are looking

Japanese, ________ never miss a chance to be photographed, were lining up to get their pictures on a postage stamp．

A．that

B．who

C．where

D．which

The Russian rocket designer has died．For many years, he ________ as a deputy to the father of Soviet space program．

A．serves

B．was serving

C．served

D．has served

When asked if he was disappointed with his failure ________ the gold medal, the athlete responded just with a smile．

A．to win

B．winning

C．won

D．to be won

One in five American children aged 12 or ________ is overweight, according to a survey．

A．old

B．older

C．oldest

D．the oldest

Anyone with eyes can see ________ laughter is a good medicine．

A．what

B．whether

C．if

D．that