The story is ___________ that one.
| A．as more interesting as | B．so more interesting as |
| C．as interesting as | D．so much interesting as |
The open-air celebration has been put off __________ the bad weather.
| A．in case of | B．in spite of | C．instead of | D．because of |
While __________ for the bus, I happened to come across my childhood friend, Tom.
| A．waited | B．wait | C．waiting | D．to wait |
__________ win the most gold medals in the 2012 Olympic Games, the Chinese athletes are busy training.
| A．In order to | B．In order that | C．So as to | D．So that |
The boy’s father insisted that the boy ______ badly and that he ______ to the nearest hospital at once.
| A．be hurt; should be sent | B．be hurt; should be sent |
| C．was hurt; be sent | D．was hurt; would be sent |
In that terrible earthquake, ______ who were killed ______ more than 20,000.
| A．the number of people; was | B．a number of people; were |
| C．many people; were | D．the number of people; were |