To our joy, the operation is ________ success and the patient is now out of ________ danger．

A．a; the

B．a; /

C．/; the

D．/; /

It ________ be the postman at the door．It's only six o'clock．

A．mustn't

B．can't

C．won't

D．needn't

He ________ to us that he ________ the watch on the table．

A．lied; lay

B．lay; laid

C．lied; had laid

D．lay; had laid

Please ________ your sister to bring the ticket for the concert．

A．remind

B．remember

C．warn

D．let

He asked me for this book many times．Please tell him he ________ have it tomorrow．

A．must

B．shall

C．may

D．should

Today's teaching methods are quite different from ________ of the past．

A．that

B．one

C．what

D．the ones

He ________ most of his time to his research, believing his hard work would pay off sooner or later．

A．devoted

B．spent

C．cost

D．took

Despite such a big difference in ________ towards what one eats, there is no doubt that people in the west regard the Chinese food as something special．

A．point

B．idea

C．attitude

D．sight

The settlement is home to nearly 1, 000 people, many of ________ left their village homes for a better life in the city．

A．whom

B．which

C．them

D．these

According to the art dealer, the painting ________ to go for at least a million dollars．

A．is expected

B．expects

C．expected

D．is expecting