All of the guests by 9 o’clock , but the host until 15 minutes later .
| A．arrived ; didn’t turn up | B．had arrived ; didn’t turn up |
| C．arrived ; hadn’t turned up | D．had arrived; hadn’t turned up |
The army officer _______ his men to fire as soon as the enemies came up.
| A．requested | B．commanded | C．begged | D．suggested |
The old pianist wouldn’t listen to our repeated request that he _______ in public again.
| A．played | B．play | C．would | D．was going to play |
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 |
Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may ______ the shocking ending.
| A．give out | B．give away | C．give up | D．give off |
It’s better to express your anger ______ bottle it up.
| A．more than | B．other than | C．rather than | D．or rather |