Ann never dreams of ______ for her to be sent abroad very soon.
| A．there being a chance | B．there to be a chance |
| C．there be a chance | D．being a chance |
Nearly a month had gone by ________ she showed some sign of giving in to her father.
| A．until | B．before | C．since | D．after |
The seller _________ the CD player for $50, but the customer offered $30.
| A．would sell | B．used to sell | C．sold | D．insisted selling |
-- How can I come by the money needed for the project?
-- _________ it from friends or raising a loan from a bank, _________ you may choose.
| A．Borrow; whatever | B．To borrow; no matter which |
| C．Borrowing; no matter what | D．By borrowing; whichever |
-- Someone's dropped ________ and poured it on the new carpet.
-- Who _______ it?
| A．a coffee cup; has done | B．a cup of coffee; did |
| C．a cup for coffee; did | D．a coffee's cup; has clone |
Today a large coal-fired power plant can give out in a single year as much poisonous gas as was blown out by the May 18,1980 outbreak of Mount St. Helens, ______ some. 400,000 ton.
| A．its amount was | B．amounts to | C．amounting to | D．it was amounted |