— Why is the chemical plant closed?
— Because large quantities of waste water ______ into the Yangtze River.
| A.has been released | B.is being released | 
| C.was released | D.have been released | 
When you finish reading the book ,you will have ______better understanding of ______life. ,
| A.a, the | B.the . a | C./,the | D.a,/ | 
There was ____time _____I hated t go to school.
| A.a ,that | B.a ,when | C.the ,that | D.the ,when | 
For a long time they walked without saying ___word . Jim was the first t break _____silence.
| A.the, a | B.a ,the | C.a ,/ | D.the,/ | 
Tom owns ______larger collection of ______books than any other student in our class.
| A.the ,/ | B.a,/ | C.a ,the | D./, the | 
The Wilsons live in ______A-shaped house near the coast . It is _______17th century cottage. 
 the, / B. an, the C. /, the D. an ,a