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 |
The fires __________ for three days, causing a large amount of damages.
| A．burned | B．were burnt |
| C．burn | D．are burnt |
-The __________ one to arrive pays the meal.
-Agreed ！
| A．last | B．first |
| C．latest | D．later |
Many audiences listened to his speech very attentively from the very beginning to the end, my parents __________.
| A．included | B．containing |
| C．including | D．besides |
This book __________ ten units，__________ three mainly revisions.
| A．contains; including | B．includes; containing |
| C．contains; containing | D．includes; including |
This is by far __________ movie that I have ever seen.
| A．an inspiring | B．a much inspiring |
| C．the most inspiring | D．the more inspiring |