14．The nunther of the students who took part in the competition____500，but only a small number of them chosen。
A was；were B were；was C．were；were D．w；was
The actress looked so charming in the beautiful Vera Wang dress that photographers took _______ pictures of her.
| A．a great many | B．mass of |
| C．the number of | D．a large amount of |
Britain’s first and only female prime minister , Margaret Thatcher, died on April 8 at the age of 87, after suffering a stroke (中风), _______ has aroused a flood of comments about her political life again.
| A．which | B．what | C．it | D．that |
I missed the last bus and had no money for a taxi; so I could do nothing but_______ home last night.
| A．to walking | B．walk | C．walking | D．walked |
Who do you think will _______ since the president has resigned?
| A．take over | B．take up | C．take in | D．take off |
--How was your weekend, Rose?
--Awful! This was the first time I ________ alone at home, bored to death.
| A．had left | B．had been left | C．have been left | D．have been leaving |