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 |
By this time next year he from the college.
| A．will be graduating | B．should be graduating |
| C．will have graduated | D．is graduating |
Every possible means , but none prove successful.
| A．has tried | B．has been tried | C．is being tried | D．tried |
．—The sales clerk in that company was but helpful.
—I couldn’t agree more. The last time I were there he treated me like dirt.
| A．something | B．everything | C．nothing | D．anything |
The news agency had got hold of some secret government papers for tomorrow’s headlines.
| A．somewhat | B．somehow | C．somebody | D．sometimes |
The new minister is taking measures aimed at the economy to full strength.
| A．seizing | B．restoring | C．striking | D．casting |