The number of people invited_______ fifty, but a number of them_______ absent for different reasons.
| A．were, was | B．was, were | C．was, was | D．were, were |
34．Terrible as the storm was, umbrellas tightly__________in our hands , we continued our way.
| A．to hold | B．holding | C．were held | D．held |
33．— Is it all right if I come at about 8.30 ?
— No, I ________ the football match then.
| A．watch | B．will be watching | C．are watching | D．Watched |
32．He was very busy, and________he didn’t go to the party that night.
| A．however | B．otherwise | C．therefore | D．Anyhow |
31．America was_________was first called “India” by Columbus.
| A．what | B．where | C．which | D．That |
30．It seems water___from the ceiling for some time . We’ll have to climb to the roof with a ladder.
| A．leaked | B．is leaking | C．leaks | D．has been leaking |