33. With more and more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good soil in our country ______.
| A．had been washed away | B．has been washed away |
| C．were washed away | D．are being washed away |
We all felt a sense of_______when we saw so many overseas Chinese coming back safe and sound from Libya.
| A．security | B．relief | C．emergency | D．achievement |
The detective, _____ to be reading a newspaper, glanced at the man ______ next to a woman.
| A．pretending, seated | B．pretending, seating | C．pretended, seated | D．pretended, seating |
My son has gone abroad. I’m looking forward to him _________.
| A．return | B．to return | C．returning | D．returned |
Helen looked at _________ finished report with ______ satisfaction.
| A．a, / | B．the, / | C．a, the | D．the, an |
--Are you satisfied with what she has done?
--Not a little. It can’t be______.
| A．any worse | B．any better | C．so well | D．so bad |