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 |
We can live without clothes, but food and drink are _____.
| A．available |
| B．reliable |
| C．essential |
| D．traditional |
—Hi, Dave! What’s up?
—Oh, _____. What are you doing recently, Cathy?
—Chatting online a lot with friends.
| A．not right |
| B．no up |
| C．nothing up |
| D．not much |
—How about my food? I _____ here for almost half an hour.
—I’m sorry, sir. It must be ready by now.
| A．have been sitting |
| B．am sitting |
| C．had been sitting |
| D．was sitting |
The old lady was nervous, _____ she wasn’t used to strangers calling late at night.
| A．and |
| B．for |
| C．but |
| D．so |
During the floods, the cars, trains and buildings could not survive, _____ the people who stood in the way.
| A．or rather |
| B．let alone |
| C．more or less |
| D．besides |