The police ________ the murderer everywhere when he suddenly

________ in the hospital．

A．searched for; appeared

B．were searching; was appearing

C．were searching for; was appeared

D．were searching for; appeared

It was ________ exciting news that more than ten students in a single school were admitted to Tsinghua University in the same year．

A．one

B．an

C．/

D．a

I was just to go out ________ it began to rain．

A．as

B．when

C．after

D．whole

He could not ________ his foolish mistake．

A．apologize

B．depend on

C．account for

D．make a bet on

Jim passed the driving test, ________ surprised everybody in the office．

A．which

B．that

C．this

D．it

The company was named Gates Hall ________ a man named James Gates．

A．in need of

B．in search of

C．with the help of

D．in memory of

I'm not sure whether they will get the repair work finished in a week ________．

A．after all

B．above all

C．or so

D．or else

No one knows when such a custom first ________．

A．came into power

B．came into being

C．came true

D．came out

________ work has been done to improve the people's living standard．

A．Many

B．A large amount of

C．A great many

D．A number of

Why not try your luck downtown, Bob? That's ________ the best jobs are．

A．where

B．what

C．when

D．why