________ the rapid growth of short messages sent by mobile phones, the increasing number of criminal cases appeared through short messages.
| A．For | B．By |
| C．As | D．With |
Mr Smith, of the speech, started to read a novel.
| A．tired; boring | B．tiring; bored | C．tired; bored | D．tiring; boring |
---The English exam is not difficult, is it?
---_____, even Tom _____ to the top students failed in it.
| A．Yes, belonged | B．No, belonged | C．No, belonging | D．Yes, belonging |
This country has high hills, _____ tops spread out into green and moist fields _____ great numbers of sheep are fed.
| A．whose, to which | B．of which, on which |
| C．their, that | D．whose, upon which |
---How do you think of his plan?
---I was not a bit surprised, for I had fully expected _____.
| A．as much | B．so much | C．that much | D．very much |
---Why are you looking so disappointed , Ken?
---The outdoor concert _____ for tomorrow will be put off.
| A．planned | B．planning | C．to plan | D．to be planned |