The majority of visitors _____ in favor of his conclusion that the number of books published on the subject _____ simply surprising.
| A．were; was | B．was; was |
| C．were; were | D．was; were |
It was reported that an agreement __________ between the two companies and that they would carry out a project together.
| A．reached | B．had been reached |
| C．was reached | D．had reached |
__________ in 1864 in Geneva, Switzerland, the agreement was intended to protect the wounded soldiers and limit human suffering in time of war.
| A．Signing | B．Signed |
| C．Having signed | D．Being signed |
What you said just now __________ to do with the matter we are discussing.
| A．have something | B．has something |
| C．had something | D．was something |
Such poets as Shakespeare __________ widely read, of whose works, however, some __________ difficult to understand.
| A．are; are | B．is; is |
| C．are; is | D．is; are |
The population of Jiangsu __________ to more than twice what it was in 1949. The figure is now approaching 74 million.
| A．has grown | B．have grown |
| C．grew | D．are growing |