The number of people invited to the party ____ fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons.
| A．were; was | B．was; was | C．was; were | D．were; were |
—I didn’t do well in this English examination. How about you?
—I did ________ you.
| A．not better than | B．no worse than | C．as well as | D．no better than |
—I wonder why Mary is so unfriendly to us.
—She is ________ than unfriendly, I’m afraid.
| A．shyer | B．much shyer | C．shy more | D．more shy |
To our surprise the stranger _____ to be an old friend of my mother’s.
| A．turned out | B．turned up | C．set out | D．set up |
____ from endless homework on weekends, the students now find their own activities, such as taking a ride together to watch the sunwise.
| A．Freed | B．Freeing | C．To free | D．having freed |
Young as he is, David has gained ____ rich experience in ____ society.
| A．the; the | B．a; 不填 | C．不填；不填 | D．不填；the |