.On stepping into the room this morning I was astonished to find the floor covered with______ looked like tiny insects.
| A．that | B．something | C．what | D．anything |
The invention of steam engine greatly sped up the industrial revolution, which _____ a lot to the take-off of the world.
| A．led | B．contributed | C．constructed | D．exposed |
The quality of a processed food largely ______ the raw material and the way it _______.
| A．relies on; processes |
| B．depends on; processes |
| C．depends on; is processed |
| D．decides on; is processed |
—Why is he feeling down today?
—Because the suggestion he________has been turned down.
| A．put away | B．put up | C．put down | D．put forward |
________in his test papers，he didn’t notice my coming.
| A．Having absorbed | B．Absorbed |
| C．Absorbing | D．To be absorbed |
________cleaning the yard and making up the beds for the old，we also read newspapers for them and had chats with them.
| A．Except for | B．Rather than | C．Apart from | D．Instead of |