The joke told by Tom made us _____, so the teacher couldn’t make himself _____.
| A．to laugh; hearing | B．laughing; heard |
| C．laughing; hear | D．laughed; heard |
People would like to listen to officials talk____，for no one likes an endless and empty talk．
| A．seriously | B．fluently |
| C．frequently | D．Plainly |
Anhui Province has relaxed the one-child policy，allowing couples to have a second baby if____ parent is an only child．
| A．neither | B．no | C．either | D．Any |
— My name is Jonathan. Shall I spell it for you?—_______.
| A．If you don’t mind | B．Not at all |
| C．Take it easy | D．Nice to meet you |
The doctor insisted that the boy_____seriously ill and that he _____on at once.
| A．be; should be operated | B．was; be operated |
| C．be; was operated | D．was; was operated |
—Can you give an example to show how useful a computer is?
—Sure. ___________ people get ___________ information from it every day.
| A．A large number of; plenty of |
| B．The number of; a lot of |
| C．Lots of; a lot |
| D．Many a; a great deal of |