9. –You should have apologized to them for not ______ at the party.
--I ________ but they didn’t forgive me anyway.
| A．coming up; did | B．turning up; did | C．showing up; should have | D．appearing; should |
Being a _________ person, Mrs Li wouldn’t let anyone or any difficulty stop her.
| A．stubborn | B．reliable | C．determined | D．concerned |
________ he made up his mind to take a trip to Europe?
| A．When was it that | B．to That was it when | C．That it was when | D．When it was that |
The number of the students in our school ________ about 3000 and ______ them study hard.
| A．is, a large amount of | B．are, a number of |
| C．are, large amount of | D．is, a large number of |
Rather than ______ on a crowded bus, he always prefers _____ a bicycle.
| A．ride, ride | B．riding, ride | C．ride, to ride | D．to ride, riding |
He has devoted most of his time and energy _______ a cure for the disease.
| A．find | B．finding | C．to find | D．to finding |