The number of people invited ______fifty, but a number of them ______absent for different reasons.
A. were; was B. was; was C. was; were D were; were
Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice ______ they knew it to be valuable.
A.as if | B.now that | C.even if | D.so that |
The discovery of new evidence led to ________.
A.the thief having caught | B.catch the thief |
C.the thief being caught | D.the thief to be caught |
______ late, he also forgot his books.
A.Not only he turned up | B.Not only he turned out |
C.Not only did he turn out | D.Not only did he turn up |
When I called at his home the other day, I found him sitting on an armchair,_____ in his hands.
A.his head bury | B.burying his head |
C.his head burying | D.his head to be buried |
These teams, which _____twenty experienced workers, are working hard here to ___the time they have lost before.
A.are made up of; make up of | B.are made up of; make up for |
C.make up; make up for | D.make up for; make up |