The number of guests invited to the party______ fifty, but a number of them______ absent.
| A．were;was | B．were;were |
| C．was;were | D．was;was |
Some educatorsthat children should be rewarded for their great performance.
| A．assumed | B．adopted | C．advocated | D．convinced |
—It was cold and the road was icy.
—It a comfortable journey.
| A．can’t be | B．shouldn’t be | C．mustn’t have been | D．couldn’t have been |
what has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicles remains a problem.
| A．Except for | B．But for | C．Because of | D．In spite of |
—Hey! Here is a message on my cell phone, telling me to send money to…
—Delete it! It’s a trick. Many a person by such tricks.
| A．has been cheated | B．have been treated |
| C．were cheated | D．was cheated |
Life is ten percenthappens to you and ninety percentyou respond to it.
| A．what; that | B．that;  how |
C．how; that | D．what; how |