A terrible earthquake ______ in Lushan County, Sichuan Province,______ about 200 people.
| A．took place ; killing | B．was taken place; killing |
| C．took place; killed | D．was taken place; killed |
________, Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class.
| A．Although he is a socialist | B．Even if he is a socialist |
| C．Being a socialist | D．Since he is a socialist |
I know he failed his last test, but really he’s ________ stupid.
| A．something but | B．anything but | C．nothing but | D．not but |
There are still many problems ahead of us, but by this time next year we can see light at the end of the ________.
| A．battle | B．day | C．road | D．tunnel |
I went there in 1984, and that was the merely occasion when I ________ the journey in exactly two days.
| A．must take | B．must have made | C．was able to make | D．could take |
Thecouple________theiroldhouseandsolditforavastprofit.
| A．didfor | B．didin | C．didwith | D．didup |