Not a single word ________ at the meetimg yesterday．

A．she uttered

B．uttered she

C．did she utter

D．she did utter

Alexander Graham Bell invented ________ telephone in 1876, ________ communication

between people has been much easier．

A．/;since which time

B．a; since when

C．the; since when

D．the; since which

Time ________, I would rather convince him of the importance of cutting down smoking．

A．permitted

B．permitting

C．permits

D．to permit

In this day and age, there are a lot of dreadful cases ________ abnormal killers commit appalling crimes．

A．why

B．where

C．as

D．which

When you make a speech, you'd better use simple words to make yourself ________．

A．understand

B．to be understood

C．understood

D．understanding

Who are you going to have ________ these string puppets?

A．manipulate

B．manipulated

C．been manipulated

D．to manipulate

Last week, only two people came to look at the house,________ wanted to buy it．

A．none of them

B．both of them

C．none of whom

D．neither of whom

________ from the operation, the patient was advised to stay in hospital for another two weeks．

A．Having not fully recovered

B．Being not fully recovered

C．Not having fully recovered

D．Not fully recovering

Make sure that the exercise you give the children is ________ pupil's reach．

A．under

B．beyond

C．above

D．within

The performance of the host, ________ to please the audience and draw their attention, was greeted with a cold silence, however．

A．had intended

B．intended

C．intending

D．to intend