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 |
—May I move your bag a little and take this seat？
—_____ .
| A．I don't mind | B．Go ahead | C．It doesn't matter | D．Do it please |
—When can I come for the photos？I need them tomorrow afternoon.
—They _____ be ready by 12p. m.
| A．can | B．should | C．might | D．need |
Some of the rubbish, such as food, paper and iron, _____ away over a long period of time.
| A．rot | B．rots | C．is rotting | D．are rotted |
At five she was _____ by her mother, who was a famous dancer when young, to go into training.
| A．led | B．enjoyed | C．imagined | D．forced |
He often stands against the fence and talks endlessly with my father _____ gardening problems.
| A．to | B．too | C．about | D．off |