_______empty wine bottles stood on the back porch.
| A．A kind of | B．A type of | C．A collection of | D．The number of |
To their disappointment, the couple __________ the house but couldn't find the missing ring, which was to bring them into great trouble.
| A．got through |
| B．went through |
| C．lived through |
| D．looked through |
The old road has now been __________ since the highway was open to public use.
| A．rounded up |
| B．closed up |
| C．opened up |
| D．tied up |
—Have you heard of the North Korea's nuclear test?
—Yes，________ news came as ________ shock to me.
| A．the; a |
| B．the; the |
| C．a; a |
| D．a; the |
He has so much __________ that he could do the work of six ordinary men.
| A．force | B．energy | C．power | D．strength |
His sister left home in 1998，and __________ since.
| A．had not been heard of | B．has not been heard of |
| C．had not heard of | D．has not heard of |