As is well known to us all, in China pigeons stand for peace. However, in India the wheel in its national flag is also a _______of peace.
| A．symbol | B．sign | C．mark | D．example |
We decided not to climb the mountain because it was raining ___.
| A．badly | B．hardly | C．strongly | D．heavily |
The number of people invited ___ fifty, but a number of them ___ absent for different reasons.
| A．were, was | B．was; was | C．was; were | D．were; were |
Many people agree that ___ knowledge of English is a must in ___ internationsl trade today.
| A．a;/ | B．the;an | C．the; the | D．/; the |
Tom felt that he knew everybody’s business better than they knew it___.
| A．themselves | B．oneself | C．itself | D．himself |
John, you ___ play with the knife, you __ hurt yourself.
| A．won’t; can’t | B．mustn’t; may | C．shouldn’t; must | D．can’t; shouldn’t |