I tried hard to get some information about the new technology out of his mouth, but he remained ．
| A．quiet | B．still | C．silent | D．calm |
Some policemen were sent there to ________ the villagers ________ the trees.
| A．keep; cutting down | B．prevent; cutting down |
| C．prevent; to cut up | D．stop; to cut up |
______ the kids have left home , we’ve got a lot of extra space.
| A．Even if | B．Now that |
| C．In case | D．As though |
The news _____ the spaceship succeeded in returning to the earth spread everywhere.
| A．that | B．which |
| C．whether | D．what |
Kate asked the girl to ________ so that she could hear what her husband said on the phone.
| A．slow down | B．come down |
| C．settle down | D．break down |
The population of our village was ____ that of theirs.
| A．as twice large as | B．twice as large as |
| C．twice as much as | D．as twice much as |