The two elderly sisters, ____ so long, held each other.
| A．being separated | B．having been separated |
| C．to be separated | D．had been separated |
Susan wanted to be independent of her parents．She tried _________ alone．but she didn’t like it and moved back home．
| A．living | B．to live |
| C．to be living | D．having lived |
It was in the small house _________ was built with stones by his father _________ he spent his childhood.
| A．which, that | B．that, which | C．which, which | D．that, where |
It was what he meant rather than what he said _________ annoyed me.
| A．which | B．as | C．what | D．that |
“How was _________ they discovered the entrance to the underground palace?” “Totally by chance.”
| A．it that | B．he that | C．it when | D．he which |
It was lack of money, not of effort, _________ defeated their plan.
| A．which | B．as | C．that | D．what |