He made up an excuse for his mistake in order to avoid_________.
| A．punishing | B．to punish | C．to be punished | D．being punished |
I would have gone to my cousin’s birthday party last night, but I was not.
| A．available | B．accessible |
| C．acceptable | D．adequate |
--I am sure Mary will win the first place in the coming competition.
--I think so. She ________ for it for months.
| A．has prepared | B．has been preparing |
| C．had prepared | D．prepared |
There is _____ Liu Chang in our class, but I’m afraid he isn’t ____ one you want.
| A．the, a | B．a, the |
| C．a, / | D．the, the |
The factory used 65% of the raw materials, the rest of which _________ saved for other purposes.
| A．is | B．are | C．was | D．were |
We won’t start the work until all the preparations __________.
| A．are being made | B．will be made |
| C．have been made | D．had been made |