It took ______ people as well as ______ time to build the pyramid.
| A．a large number of; a great many | B．a great many; a large amount of |
| C．a great many of; large amounts of | D．a large amount of; a great deal of |
Voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.
| A．spoken | B．raised | C．developed | D．increased |
The members of the club wouldn't run a _____ in entrusting（委托） the organization to an unreliable person.
| A．danger | B．risk | C．loose | D．chance |
My brother likes eating very much but he isn't very _____ about the food he eats.
| A．special | B．peculiar | C．particular | D．unusual |
It isn't quite _____ that he will be present at the meeting.
| A．sure | B．right | C．exact | D．certain |
Some friends tried to settle the quarrel between Mr. and Mrs. Brown without hurting the feeling of____ , but failed .
| A．none | B．either | C．both | D．neither |