Up went the price and _______.
| A．the living standard came down | B．came down the living standard |
| C．down came the living standard | D．down the living stand came |
86. 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 |
87. Shortly after the accident, two ___________ police were sent to the sport to keep order .
| A．dozens of | B．dozens | C．dozen | D．dozen of |
88.“Susan, go and join your sister cleaning the yard.” “Why ______? John is sitting there doing nothing.”
| A．him | B．he | C．I | D．Me |
109. —He got his first book published. It turned out to be a bestseller.
—When was _____?
—_____ was in 2000 when he was still in college.
| A．that; This | B．this; It | C．it; This | D．that; It |
108. He didn’t make ________ clear when and where the meeting would be held. .
| A．this | B．that | C．it | D．These |