— ______you write so well?
—By reading and keeping diaries every day.
| A．How is it | B．What is it |
| C．How is it that | D．What is it that |
They wanted the house at the foot of the mountain ________ in a way to look pretty.
| A．build | B．to build | C．built | D．being built |
When he rushed there, he found a man ________ on the road, ________.
| A．lying ; dead | B．laying ; died | C．lying ; died | D．laying ; dead |
— You couldn’t have chosen any gift better for me.
— ________.
| A．Oh, don’t complain about a gift | B．I’ll give you a better one next time |
| C．I’m glad you like it so much | D．Oh, nothing much |
It is believed that movies, also ________ motion pictures, were introduced into China near the end of the 19th century.
| A．to be called | B．to call | C．calling | D．called |
It’s reported that most of the lakes and damaged dams were safe but the risks of heavy rain and aftershocks ________.
| A．left | B．kept | C．saved | D．remained |